Sunday, 4 May 2014

US Newspaper Reporting of Suicide Linked With Some Teenage Suicide Clusters

New research published in iThe Lancet Psychiatry/i journal suggests that heightened newspaper coverage after a suicide might have a significant impact on the initiation of some teenage suicide clusters. The study reveals that the content of media reports is also important, with more prominent stories (ie, published on the front page) and those that describe the suicide in considerable detail more likely to be associated with so-called copycat suicides. "Our ...

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