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

M. Mamun, Irfan Ullah

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 2020

Highlights • 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.

Cited by 80 publications.

Field of study: Medicine

10.1016/j.bbi.2020.05.028