The development of a guideline and its impact on the media reporting of suicide

Indian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 224-228

  Ramadas, Smitha ^a   Kuttichira, Praveenlal ^a  

^a Government Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

guideline; Media reporting; suicide

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHIATRIST; PUBLISHING; SUICIDE;

EID: 81555220132     PISSN: 00195545     EISSN: 19983794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5545.86812     Document Type: Article

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