Positive Mental Health Promotion to Address Suicide Rates: Hope Intervention on Suicide

Abstract

Dear Editor, A recent review article discussed the prevalence of suicide attempts during the COVID‑19 pandemic. They found that suicide attempts are attributed to changes in daily routine due to the risk of infection. This highlights the psychological consequence of the community quarantines and changes in lifestyle.[1] The research argues that hopelessness results in suicide ideation and attempts, and hopeful thinking buffers the effect of hopelessness on suicidality.[1,2] Early identification of hopelessness and formation of hopeful thinking is essential to minimize suicidality.[2] Therefore, goal setting, agency formation, and constructing pathway thinking results in lower suicide rates.