[The role of imitation in suicidal behavior].
The authors analyse the modelling effect of the suicide of the first Hungarian beauty queen. After the publication of a book, a film and the newspapers about her suicide increased significantly the number of suicides committed by young females by the same method (Lidocain pill). During this period the consumption of Lidocain pills decreased in Hungary. The monthly and seasonal fluctuation of suicides committed by other methods is different from these changes. The suicide of celebrities mediated by the mass media can become modell through identification for a people in crisis situation.
Fekete
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Pécsi Orvostudományi Egyetem Pszichiátriai Klinika, Országos Igazságügyi Toxikológiai Intézet.
Balkó Mácsai
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E
Kóczán
G
G
Ozsváth
K
K
Benkö
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A
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary / Q000453:epidemiology; D007100:Imitative Behavior; D008297:Male; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
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