a Group of scientists from Japan, the specialists of the Centre for control and prevention of diseases hospital National centre of public health and medicine, Tokyo, concerned about the risk of suicide among people infected with coronavirus. With the corresponding letter they addressed to the community of psychiatrists, reports “Izvestia”.
Experts are encouraged to pay more attention to the status of cases under treatment in hospitals.
the Scientists noted that during the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2003 and the SARS outbreak in the middle East (MERS) in 2014 infected encountered mental health problems during and after hospital treatment. So, in hospitalized patients experienced suicidal ideations, also known real cases of suicides among them.
Japanese scientists have also studied the data of patients with confirmed coronavirus admitted to the national centre in the period from January 29 to March 13, 2020. The researchers conducted interviews with those who were in the hospital more than 20 days. It turned out that some patients have experienced fear of the future, anxiety about being away from loved ones, the prejudices concerning the disease and depression from the long absence of freedom.
the Candidate of psychological Sciences, the employee of BFU name Kant’s Maxim Kozhemyakin called the work important to psychiatry, despite the small sample.
“what is Important in the letter, seen evidence that the Respondent was reasonable living conditions, they did not feel threats to their financial position in the circumstances. This means that even in a situation of social security may be at risk of suicide,” he said.
Head of psychological service of the Tomsk state University Azamat Nyman agreed that such effects are possible due to stress associated with the novelty of the disease and the lack of vaccine and the fear to infect others or get sick again.
“the Risk of suicide is an extreme condition that is composed of many factors. If the disease is compounded by significant financial losses, severe social situation, poor relations with family, stigma, lack of support, associated mental disorders, such risk increases,” — explained the psychologist.
