title: Live deaths online: internet suicide and lethality.
abstract: The Internet provides an infinite platform for the portrayal of lethal events. Beyond mere display, however, it dispenses information, allows for participation and sharing of content, and constitutes a virtual interactive forum. The Internet may ultimately shape society's approach to perceiving and dealing with death. Thus, psychiatrists may wish to be aware of these matters so that they may be considered in assessments and clinical care. In this article, the author attempts to identify key online locations where lethality is portrayed and how it may affect the individual patient and practitioner and the population at large.
authors.affiliation: Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Program, Department of Psychiatry, Georgetown University Hospital, , Washington, DC, USA. ckleinmd@forensics.com
authors.forename: Carolina A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Klein
mesh_terms: D022126:Access to Information / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D000059:Accidents / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D002190:Cannibalism / Q000523:psychology; D002423:Cause of Death; D005065:Euthanasia / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D006708:Homicide / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007100:Imitative Behavior; D020407:Internet / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012941:Social Responsibility; D013405:Suicide / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D014481:United States; D014741:Video Recording; D014754:Violence / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology