Quantitative exponential modelling of copycat suicides: Association with mass media effect in South Korea

Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 150-157

  Suh, S ^a,b   Chang, Y ^c   Kim, N ^c  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Celebrity suicide; copycat suicide; epidemiology; media effect

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELEBRITY SUICIDE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPYCAT SUICIDE; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; EXPONENTIAL MODELLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC FIGURE; PUBLICATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOUTH KOREA; SUICIDE; TELEVISION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924757110     PISSN: 20457960     EISSN: 20457979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S204579601400002X     Document Type: Article

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