The influence of media reporting of a celebrity suicide on suicidal behavior in patients with a history of depressive disorder

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 103, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 69-75

  Cheng, Andrew T A ^a   Hawton, Keith ^b   Chen, Tony H H ^c   Yen, Amy M F ^c   Chang, Jung Chen ^d   Chong, Mian Yoon ^e   Liu, Chia Yih ^e   Lee, Yu ^e   Teng, Po Ren ^f   Chen, Lin Chen ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHING KUO INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND HEALTH   (Taiwan)

^e CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f SHOW CHWAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Celebrity suicide; Media; Suicide attempt

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION CENTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC FIGURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FAMOUS PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWSPAPERS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PROBABILITY; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TAIWAN; TELEVISION;

EID: 34548819324     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2007.01.021     Document Type: Article

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