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COVID-19 suicides in Pakistan, dying off not COVID-19 fear but poverty? – The forthcoming economic challenges for a developing country
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Author Affiliations
Jahangirnagar University, Clinical Research Organization, Gandhara University
Published InBrain Behavior and Immunity
Year2020
Citations370
Abstract
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.
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