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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Suicide contagion"”.
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Real-time surveillance for evidence-based responses to suicide contagion and clustering
Background: Although a rare phenomenon, suicide clusters are a cause for great community concern. In recent years, strong emphasis has been placed on the importance of detection and real-time surveillance of suicide clusters. Cluster detection increases understanding on the aetiology of a suicide …
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The impact of assisted dying on suicidality: a synthetic control analysis of population suicide rates
… against these policies is that they cause a suicide contagion, thus increasing suicides. Evidence for the assisted dying-suicide link does not currently exist, and in general, research is scarce. I add to this body of literature to help stakeholders understand the consequences of such …
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“Will I follow you into the dark?": Effects of celebrity suicide on suicide-attempt rates
… research has shown that mass-media reports of a suicide death predict an increase in suicide deaths, dubbed the Werther effect (Niederkrotenthaler, et al., 2012). Content intended to protect from suicide contagion in mass-media reports of suicide may reduce the Werther effect, described as the …
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Framing youth suicide in a multi-mediated world: the construction of the Bridgend problem in the British national press
This thesis is a case study of suicide reporting which investigates the contribution of the British national press to the construction of the Bridgend problem. It aims to provide an insight into journalists’ role in the ‘social problems game’ by assessing the level to which their post-2008 …