title: How to adjust media recommendations on reporting suicidal behavior to new media developments.
abstract: This study examines the inclusion of preventive factors and new media developments in media recommendations on suicide reporting. Of the 193 member states of the United Nations screened for media recommendations, information was available for 74 countries. Similarities and differences in their contents were analyzed by cluster analysis. Results indicate that of these 74 countries, 38% have national suicide prevention programs, 38% have media recommendations, and 25% have press codes including suicide reporting. Less than 25% of the media recommendations advise against mentioning online forums, suicide notes, pacts, clusters, hotspots, details of the person, and positive consequences. No more than 15% refer to self-help groups, fictional and online reporting. We conclude that media recommendations need to be revised by adding these preventive factors and by including sections on new media reporting.
authors.affiliation: a University of Würzburg, Department of Psychiatry , Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy , Würzburg , Germany.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Maloney
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pfuhlmann
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Arensman
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Coffey
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gusmão
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Poštuvan
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Scheerder
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sisask
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: van der Feltz-Cornelis
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Hegerl
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schmidtke
mesh_terms: D017408:Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007100:Imitative Behavior; D008402:Mass Media / Q000592:standards*; D065840:Protective Factors; D012657:Self-Help Groups; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000517:prevention & control; D014480:United Nations; D000092864:Suicide Prevention
keywords: Werther effect; imitation; media recommendations; suicide; suicide attempt; suicide prevention