Self-injury, suicidality and eating disorder symptoms in young adults following COVID-19 lockdowns in Denmark

Stine Danielsen (), Andrea Joensen, Per K. Andersen, Trine Madsen and Katrine Strandberg-Larsen
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Stine Danielsen: Mental Health Center Copenhagen
Andrea Joensen: University of Copenhagen
Per K. Andersen: University of Copenhagen
Trine Madsen: Mental Health Center Copenhagen
Katrine Strandberg-Larsen: University of Copenhagen

Nature Human Behaviour, 2023, vol. 7, issue 3, 411-419

Abstract: Abstract An aggravation in mental health during the COVID-19 lockdown has been suggested but the impact on self-injury, suicidality and eating disorders (EDs) are less elucidated. Using linear regression in different data set-ups that is longitudinal (n = 7,579) and repeated cross-sectional data (n = 24,625) from the Danish National Birth Cohort, we compared self-reported self-injury, suicidality and symptoms of EDs from before through different pandemic periods until spring 2021. The longitudinal data indicate a reduction in the proportion of self-injury in men (−3.2% points, 95% confidence interval (CI) = −4.3%; −2.2%, P

Date: 2023
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