Role of media reports in completed and prevented suicide: Werther v. Papageno effects.
Role of media reports in completed and prevented suicide: Werther v. Papageno effects.
T. Niederkrotenthaler,M. Voracek,5 Authors,G. Sonneck
2010 · DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.109.074633
615 Citations
TLDR
The impact of suicide reporting may not be restricted to harmful effects; rather, coverage of positive coping in adverse circumstances, as covered in media items about suicidal ideation, may have protective effects.
