Abstract

BENITEZ CAMACHO, Érika. Suicide: the impact of Covid-19 on mental health. Med. ética [online]. 2021, vol.32, n.1, pp.15-63.  Epub Aug 14, 2023. ISSN 2594-2166.  https://doi.org/10.36105/mye.2021v32n1.01.

Suicide is a serious public health problem in Mexico and the world. The World Health Organization indicates that each year approximately 800 thousand people die by this means. Of multifactorial origin, the risk factors for suicide include biological, psychological, social and cultural elements, with an emphasis on mental disorders and life crises. It is precisely in these two areas that Covid-19 pandemic has had an impact on the general population, on those who have tested positive for this virus and on health personnel. Despite the fact that it is still too early to safely recognize the deep footprint of the pandemic in different areas, and in particular, in self-caused death, it is undeniable that the health crisis has revealed the urgent need to reflect on solidarity, the principle of sociability, subsidiarity and the vulnerability of the human being.

Keywords : suicide; mental health; mental disorders; principle of sociability; subsidiarity; vulnerability.