Depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic
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https://doi.org/10.24310/espsiescpsi.v14i2.12901Keywords:
COVID-19, pandemic, mental health, depression, suicidal ideationAbstract
The pandemic caused by COVID-19 has caused mental health problems in the population. The objective of this study was to demonstrate the psychological impact of COVID-19 after a full year of pandemic. A sample of 1,558 people residing in Spain, aged between 16 and 77, filled out an online questionnaire, which was disseminated using the snowball technique. The questionnaire included information on sociodemographic data and the psychological impact was evaluated using the Frequency of Suicidal Ideation Inventory (FSII) and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). The results show that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it a significant increase in depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation, with higher levels in women, unemployed people and students. The death by COVID-19 of a close person, a change of residence, having experienced the disease with serious symptoms or teleworking caused worse depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation. The findings denote the existence of current depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation after a year of the pandemic and evidence the need for designing prevention and intervention programs that help minimize the psychological consequences of COVID-19.
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