Case study of posts before and after a suicide on a Swedish internet forum
| Autor: | Danuta Wasserman, Michael Westerlund, Gergö Hadlaczky |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty education Poison control Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Young Adult Special Article 03 medical and health sciences Social support 0302 clinical medicine Injury prevention medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Psychiatry Sweden Internet business.industry Communication Social Support Human factors and ergonomics Suicide and the Internet humanities 030227 psychiatry Suicide Psychiatry and Mental health The Internet business |
| Zdroj: | The British Journal of Psychiatry |
| ISSN: | 1472-1465 0007-1250 |
| DOI: | 10.1192/bjp.bp.114.154484 |
| Popis: | SummaryWebsites and discussion forums have become an important and sometimes controversial source of information on suicide. Using a case report, our aim was to examine the responses, attitudes and beliefs that were communicated on a forum before, during and after a suicide act. We undertook two related analyses: a qualitative investigation of the messages that were posted before the suicide and a combined qualitative–quantitative analysis of the messages posted during and after the suicide. Nearly half the posted messages before the suicide encouraged the victim to complete the suicidal act, and a surprising number of posts after the suicide expressed excitement, although around half of the posts considered the suicide to be tragic. It is of great importance to increase awareness of suicide signals and understanding about how to respond to individuals who communicate suicide intentions on different forums on the internet. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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