- Suicidal behaviours - Data on suicides was meanwhile mixed, and did not clearly show a change in global rates since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Data from some nations showed rising rates, but others showed that rates had decreased or remained the same. But Gray pointed out that there is often a delay in collecting and analysing such statistics. "I don't think these results should be taken to indicate that suicidal behaviours is not a concern," he said.
The study meanwhile did indicate a higher risk of suicidal behaviours, including suicide attempts and self harm, among young people since the start of the crisis.
Exhaustion among health workers, loneliness and positive Covid-19 diagnoses were meanwhile shown to increase the risk of suicidal thoughts, it found.