COVID-19 suicides in Pakistan, dying off not COVID-19 fear but poverty? – The forthcoming economic challenges for a developing country

•Suicide increment during and afterwards a pandemic is highly common.•This study reports COVID-19 suicide cases in Pakistan for the first time.•Most of the suicides occur due to lockdown-related economic recession.•Fear of infection is the second suicide contributing factor.•Lockdown-related unemplo...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Brain, behavior, and immunity behavior, and immunity, 2020-07, Vol.87, p.163-166
Hauptverfasser:	Mamun, Mohammed A., Ullah, Irfan
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Betacoronavirus Coronavirus Infections - economics Coronavirus Infections - psychology Coronavirus suicide COVID-19 COVID-19 & mental health COVID-19 suicide Developing Countries Economic Recession Fear Female Humans Male Middle Aged Pakistan - epidemiology Pandemics - economics Pneumonia, Viral - economics Pneumonia, Viral - psychology Poverty Poverty and suicide SARS-CoV-2 Suicide - economics Suicide - psychology Suicide - trends Suicides in Pakistan
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Zusammenfassung:	•Suicide increment during and afterwards a pandemic is highly common.•This study reports COVID-19 suicide cases in Pakistan for the first time.•Most of the suicides occur due to lockdown-related economic recession.•Fear of infection is the second suicide contributing factor.•Lockdown-related unemployment aggravates the life-threatening situation.
ISSN:	0889-1591 1090-2139
DOI:	10.1016/j.bbi.2020.05.028