Information sources used by the suicidal to inform choice of method

Lucy Biddle; David Gunnell; Amanda Owen-Smith; John Potokar; Damien Longson; Keith Hawton; Nav Kapur; Jenny Donovan

doi:10.1016/j.jad.2011.10.004

Information sources used by the suicidal to inform choice of method

Lucy Biddle, David Gunnell, Amanda Owen-Smith, John Potokar, Damien Longson, Keith Hawton, Nav Kapur, Jenny Donovan

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Choice of suicide method strongly influences the outcome of an attempt. Public knowledge of possible methods is an important but less frequently considered aspect of the accessibility of suicide. This qualitative study explored the sources of information shaping the near-fatal suicide attempts of 22 individuals.

Translated title of the contribution	Information sources used by the suicidal to inform choice of method
Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	702-709
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume	136
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2011.10.004
Publication status	Published - Feb 2012

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