Media influences on suicidal behaviour: An interview study of young people

Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 189-198

  Zahl, Daniel Louis ^a   Hawton, Keith ^a,b  

^a WARNEFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Images; Media; Memory; Self harm

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BOOK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MUSIC; PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF HELP; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEVISION;

EID: 2542426395     PISSN: 13524658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1352465804001195     Document Type: Article

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