Abstract
Suicide risk during the lockdown due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Colombia
Caballero-Dominguez, C.C., Jimenez-Villamizar, M.P., & Campo-Arias, A.
The study aimed to estimate the high suicide risk during the COVID-19 lockdown in the Colombian population. A total of 700 adults aged between 18 and 76years (M¼37.1, SD¼12.7; 68.0% women) completed an online questionnaire. Findings showed that 7.6% of participants reported a high suicide risk. High suicide risk was associated with high perceived stress related to COVID-19, risk of depressive episode, and insomnia. Our study suggests that 1 out of 13 Colombians in a non-probability sample reports a high suicide risk during COVID-19. Findings need to be corroborated in a representative sample of Colombians.