Media reporting and suicide: a time-series study of suicide from Clifton Suspension Bridge, UK, 1974-2007

Susan Hamilton; Chris Metcalfe; David Gunnell

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Media reporting and suicide: a time-series study of suicide from Clifton Suspension Bridge, UK, 1974-2007

Susan Hamilton, Chris Metcalfe, David Gunnell

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Abstract

Media reports of suicide may provoke further 'copy-cat' suicides. Trends in reporting quality and impact of reporting on suicides from a particular 'hot-spot' have not been investigated previously.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	511-7
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)
Volume	33
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdr043
Publication status	Published - 2011

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Media reporting and suicide: a time-series study of suicide from Clifton Suspension Bridge, UK, 1974-2007

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