Study on suicides during the COVID pandemic in Kuwait

Study on suicides during the COVID pandemic in Kuwait

By Farah Al-Falah

KUWAIT: In line with capabilities assigned to the National Diwan for Human Rights by its establishment law (67 of year 2015) and according to the article no. 6 related to preparing studies about various human rights and sensing from it the dangerousness of suicidal behavior that accompanied the spread of the COVID pandemic globally and led to consequences on many economic, social and psychological levels have put humanity in different time that caused multiple changes in the lifestyle.

This study has been made with the title ‘Suicidal Behavior during the COVID pandemic in Kuwait 2019-2021’, which discussed the scientific concepts of suicidal behavior, psychological aspects, the motives that encourage it and the suggested solutions to limit it.

The study team relied on three sources to support the main objective of the study, which is the hypothesis of linking suicidal behavior with repercussions, the epidemic’s management at the state level or the so-called results of health precautions from staying in home quarantine, and the vaccination, stopping public activities, repeated closure of state facilities and the contribution of the security system in managing the situation, causing serious social and psychological implications on humanity globally.

These sources included:

1-    The scientific establishment of the concepts