Social media and suicide prevention: A systematic review

Early Intervention in Psychiatry

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 103-121

  Robinson, Jo ^a   Cox, Georgina ^a   Bailey, Eleanor ^a   Hetrick, Sarah ^a   Rodrigues, Maria ^b   Fisher, Steve ^b   Herrman, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Community Works Associates Pty Ltd ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Review; Social media; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; CRISIS INTERVENTION; DEPRESSION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GRIEF; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT SAFETY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL MEDIA; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUPPORT GROUP; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

HUMANS; SOCIAL MEDIA; SUICIDE;

EID: 84923319724     PISSN: 17517885     EISSN: 17517893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/eip.12229     Document Type: Article

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