The impact of indiscriminate media coverage of a celebrity suicide on a society with a high suicide rate: Epidemiological findings on copycat suicides from South Korea

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 156, Issue , 2014, Pages 56-61

  Ju Ji, Nam ^a   Young Lee, Weon ^a   Seok Noh, Maeng ^b   Yip, Paul S F ^c  

^a Chung Ang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Celebrity suicide; Completed suicide; Media report

Indexed keywords

CELEBRITY SUICIDE; COMPLETED SUICIDE; MEDIA REPORT;

ADULT; FAMOUS PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RISK; SUICIDE;

EID: 84895061113     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2013.11.015     Document Type: Article

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