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How robust is the Werther effect? A re-examination of the suggestion-imitation model of suicide

Pages 193-200 | Published online: 23 Jan 2007

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Emma Hofstra, Marjan Bakker, Chiara A. M. Diepstraten, Iman Elfeddali, Mathilde S. Lucas, Chijs van Nieuwenhuizen & Christina M. van der Feltz-Cornelis. (2022) The Association Between Suicide-Related Media Coverage and Suicide: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study. Archives of Suicide Research 26:3, pages 1094-1107.
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Patrice Corriveau, Jean-François Cauchie, Annie Lyonnais & Isabelle Perreault. (2021) Créer et gérer une banque de données numérique : les défis méthodologiques et éthiques de la construction et de la pérennité de la Plateforme d’analyse de la régulation sociale du suicide au Québec (PARSSQ). Bulletin of Sociological Methodology/Bulletin de Méthodologie Sociologique 150:1, pages 28-50.
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Jan Domaradzki. (2021) The Werther Effect, the Papageno Effect or No Effect? A Literature Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18:5, pages 2396.
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Daniel Ownby & P. Wesley Routon. (2019) Tragedy Following Tragedies: Estimating the Copycat Effect of Media-Covered Suicide in the Age of Digital News. The American Economist 65:2, pages 312-329.
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Edisson Orlando Orozco Villa. (2019) Análisis crítico del discurso y suicidio: más allá de la narrativa de la enfermedad. Arbor 195:794, pages 533.
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Christopher J. Ferguson. (2018) 13 Reasons Why Not: A Methodological and Meta‐Analytic Review of Evidence Regarding Suicide Contagion by Fictional Media. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior 49:4, pages 1178-1186.
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O. P. O’Sullivan, R. M. Duffy & B. D. Kelly. (2017) Culturomics and the history of psychiatry: testing the Google Ngram method. Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine 36:1, pages 23-27.
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Christopher J. Ferguson. (2017) Everything in Moderation: Moderate Use of Screens Unassociated with Child Behavior Problems. Psychiatric Quarterly 88:4, pages 797-805.
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Devavrat Harshe, Sagar Karia, Sneha Harshe, Nilesh Shah, Gurudas Harshe & Avinash De Sousa. (2016) Celebrity suicide and its effect on further media reporting and portrayal of suicide: An exploratory study. Indian Journal of Psychiatry 58:4, pages 443.
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S. Scherr & A. Steinleitner. (2015) Zwischen dem Werther- und Papageno-EffektBetween Werther and Papageno effects. Der Nervenarzt 86:5, pages 557-565.
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Qijin Cheng, King-wa Fu, Eric Caine & Paul S. F. Yip. (2014) Why Do We Report Suicides and How Can We Facilitate Suicide Prevention Efforts?. Crisis 35:2, pages 74-81.
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Merike Sisask & Airi Värnik. (2012) Media Roles in Suicide Prevention: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 9:1, pages 123-138.
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Louise PouliotPh. D.Ph. D.. (2009) Les médias de masse sont-ils responsables des suicides en grappes ?. Frontières 21:1, pages 120-125.
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