One followed by many? - Long-term effects of a celebrity suicide on the number of suicidal acts on the German railway net

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 39-44

  Hegerl, Ulrich ^a   Koburger, Nicole ^a   Rummel Kluge, Christine ^a   Gravert, Christian ^b   Walden, Martin ^b   Mergl, Roland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b DEUTSCHE BAHN AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anniversary effect; Celebrity suicide; Copycat suicide; Railway suicide; Werther effect

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC FIGURE; RAILWAY; SUICIDE;

ADULT; ATHLETES; FAMOUS PERSONS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RAILROADS; SOCCER; SUICIDE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84874537520     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2012.08.032     Document Type: Article

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