How to Adjust Media Recommendations on Reporting Suicidal Behavior to New Media Developments

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 156-169

  Maloney, J ^a   Pfuhlmann, B ^a   Arensman, E ^b   Coffey, C ^b   Gusmao R ^c   Postuvan V ^d   Scheerder, G ^e   Sisask, M ^f   van der Feltz Cornelis, C M ^g   Hegerl, U ^h   Schmidtke, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL SUICIDE RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PRIMORSKA   (Slovenia)

^e Centre for Sociological Research   (Belgium)

^f TALLINN UNIVERSITY   (Estonia)

^g TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^h UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

imitation; media recommendations; suicide; suicide attempt; suicide prevention; Werther effect

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; IMITATION; MASS MEDIUM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTECTION; SELF HELP; STANDARDS; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; UNITED NATIONS;

GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MASS MEDIA; PROTECTIVE FACTORS; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 84899997442     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: 15436136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2013.824833     Document Type: Article

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