Background The question of whether media portrayals of suicide can lead to imitation has
been debated for over two centuries, but it is only in the last 50 years or so that scientific …

Public media reports about suicide are likely to influence the population's suicidal attempts
and completed suicides. Irresponsible reports might trigger copycat suicidal behaviors, while …

Objectives Suicide media coverage could lead to imitation, the so-called 'Werther effect'. The
World Health Organization (WHO) published specific recommendations for reporting suicide …

Aims and methodTo assess the compliance of contemporary online media output with
guidelines for the responsible reporting of suicidal acts. A search engine was used to …

Sebastian Scherr führt vor dem Hintergrund der zahlreichen Studien zum Werther-Effekt die
theoretischen Überschneidungen der Modellvorstellung von Depression und Suizidalität in …

Purpose Media reporting has consistently been shown to influence suicidal behaviour.
Irresponsible reporting by the media can lead to imitative suicidal behaviour. The WHO has …

СМИ как ключевая стратегия осведомления общества играют позитивную роль в
просвещении общественности о риске самоубийств и формирования отношения к …

After more than forty years of intensive research, the epidemiological impact of suicide
coverage can now reasonably be considered confirmed. First, Philips' initial findings have …

Introducción El suicidio es un problema mayor de salud pública. Se cree que los medios de
comunicación desempeñan un papel importante en la aparición de la conducta suicida …

Materials and Methods: In this descriptive study, according to the criteria mentioned in the
media guidelines based on suicide reports, all information on printing suicide news of 9 …