Increase in Suicide by Asphyxiation in New York City after the Publication of Final Exit

Marzuk, Peter M.; Tardiff, Kenneth; Hirsch, Charles S.; Leon, Andrew C.; Stajíc, Marina; Hartwell, Nancy; Portera, Laura

doi:10.1056/nejm199311113292022

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“…Consistent with previous literature, articles about suicide in celebrities; 4,12,[16][17][18][19][20][32][33][34][35] by asphyxia other than by car exhaust (i.e., by plastic bag or helium gas, but not hanging or car exhaust) [36][37][38][39][40][41] or by jumping; 5,16 suicide pacts; 21 and that included the method in the headline 21 were each independently associated with post-item increases in suicides. It is particularly noteworthy that articles emphasizing the inevitability of suicide were associated with increased subsequent deaths.…”

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The association between suicide deaths and putatively harmful and protective factors in media reports

Sinyor¹,

Schaffer²,

Nishikawa³

et al. 2018

CMAJ

144

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Suicide is a major, global public health issue that accounts for at least 800 000 deaths per year worldwide.1 A substantial body of literature shows that media reports relating to suicide can influence some people to end their lives. [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] This phenomenon, known as the Werther effect, is thought to occur via social learning, whereby a vulnerable person identifies with someone portrayed in the media and copies his or her behaviour. [5][6][7][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] Studies in Australia, Austria and the United States have identified potentially harmful elements of media reporting associated with increased rates of subsequent suicide. 5,6,21 These include repetitive reporting, front-page story placement, reports about suicides by jumping, suicide death (rather than ideation or attempts), suicide pacts, including the word "suicide" or the suicide method in the headline, accompanying photos, "monocausal" (single cause and effect) explanations for suicide, and reports that included misinformation ("public myths") about suicide. 5,6,21 However, these elements were not tested or significant in all studies.A second phenomenon, called the Papageno effect, has been proposed whereby protective factors in reports on suicide may lead readers to initiate adaptive behaviours, resulting in fewer suicide deaths.5 In Austria, newspaper articles depicting "mastery of suicide," in which people experienced suicidal ideation but found solutions other than suicidal behaviour, were associated with decreased subsequent suicides. 5Responsible media reporting is one of a limited number of strategies, which also include restriction of means and schoolbased awareness programs, that may affect suicide rates at a popu lation level. [22][23][24] Worldwide, numerous guidelines have been developed to advise the media on best practices. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Exposure to media reporting on suicide can lead to suicide contagion and, in some circumstances, may also lead to help-seeking behaviour. There is limited evidence for which specific characteristics of media reports mediate these phenomena.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 73%

The association between suicide deaths and putatively harmful and protective factors in media reports

Sinyor¹,

Schaffer²,

Nishikawa³

et al. 2018

CMAJ

144

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“…Современный аналог касается книги Дерека Хамфри «Окончатель-ный исход»: после ее публикации в Нью-Йорке повысилась частота са-моубийств, осуществляемых с помо-щью описанных в ней методов [10]. Выход книги «Suicide, mode d'emploi» («Самоубийство, способы осущест-вления» во Франции также привел к увеличению числа последовавших самоубийств) 1 .…”

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Освещение Суицидальной Тематики В Средствах Массовой Информации В Свете Правовых Ограничений И Социальной Значимости Проблемы

Петрович¹,

Михайловна²

2016

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“…Medyada yer alan intiharla ilgili çeflitli sunumlar›n ard›ndan toplumda intihar h›zlar›n›n artmaya bafllamas› Werther etkisi olarak isimlendirilmifltir (Gould ve ark 2003). Werther etkisinin zaman›-m›za yak›n dönemlerde gözlenmifl dramatik bir örne¤i de, kendini oksijensiz b›rakarak öldür-menin rehberi olarak yay›nlanan bir kitab›n arkas›ndan New York'ta bu metodu kullanarak meydana gelen intiharlar›n %313 oran›nda artmas›d›r (Marzuk ve ark 1994). Kendini oksijensiz b›rakma yoluyla edilen intiharlar›n %27'sinde olay yerinde bahsedilen kitab›n bir kopyas›na rastlanm›flt›r.…”

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“…1985, Ostroff ve Boyd 1987). 1984-1985 y›llar› aras›nda intiharla ilgili 4 televizyon filminin yay›m›n›n ard›ndan intihar h›zla-r›n›n anlaml› miktarda artt›¤› gözlenmifltir (Gold ve Shafer 1986). Bu çal›flmada ilk film iki lise ö¤rencisinin intihar etmek üzere sözleflmesi ve daha sonra birinin intihar etmesini, ikinci film birçok sorunu olan bir lise ö¤rencisinin intihar› sonras›nda çevresinin verdi¤i reaksiyonlar›, üçüncü film babas›n› intihar etmekten vazgeçir-meye çal›flan bir ergeni ve dördüncü film ise bir k›z ve erke¤in karfl›l›kl› intiharlar›n› konu etmektedir.…”

Section: Televizyon Filmlerinde ‹Ntiharunclassified

Sinema Filmlerinde İntihar: Araştırma, Eğitim ve Sinematerapi

Gençöz¹

2008

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Increase in Suicide by Asphyxiation in New York City after the Publication of Final Exit

Cited by 78 publications

References 8 publications

The association between suicide deaths and putatively harmful and protective factors in media reports

The association between suicide deaths and putatively harmful and protective factors in media reports

Освещение Суицидальной Тематики В Средствах Массовой Информации В Свете Правовых Ограничений И Социальной Значимости Проблемы

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