Suicide and the Internet: Changes in the accessibility of suicide-related information between 2007 and 2014

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 190, Issue , 2016, Pages 370-375

  Biddle, Lucy ^a   Derges, Jane ^a   Mars, Becky ^a   Heron, Jon ^a   Donovan, Jenny L ^a   Potokar, John ^a   Piper, Martyn ^b   Wyllie, Clare ^b   Gunnell, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Papyrus Prevention of Young Suicide ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Internet; Suicide; Suicide methods

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CYBER SUICIDE; HUMAN; INTERNET; LETHALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEARCH ENGINE; SOCIAL MEDIA; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION SEEKING; TIME FACTOR; UTILIZATION;

HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; SUICIDE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84946605775     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2015.10.028     Document Type: Article

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