Michael Mandrusiak Adler School of Professional Psychology, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Internet and Suicide. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2009, 452 pages. The goal of this chapter is to encourage the delivery of safe and effective information about suicide prevention. The current quality of information being provided online is reviewed, along with a discussion […]
Paul W. C. Wong, King-Wa Fu and Paul S. F. Yip Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China Internet and Suicide. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2009, 452 pages. Psychological autopsy study has been used in yielding detailed and complete information on suicides. Studying the […]
King-Wa Fu(1), Paul W. C. Wong(2), Paul S. F. Yip(2) (1)Journalism and Media Studies Centre & Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China; (2)Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China Internet and Suicide. Hauppauge, New York: Nova […]
Itzhak Gilat(1,2), Yishai Tobin(1) (1)Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel; (2)The Israeli Association for Emotional First Aid, Israel Internet and Suicide. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2009, 452 pages. The present study exploited the fully documented writings of suicidal individuals who sought help from an online emotional first aid service in order […]
Sundararajan Rajagopal South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Adamson Centre for Mental Health, St. Thomas’ Hospital, London, United Kingdom Internet and Suicide. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2009, 452 pages. The phenomenon of suicide pacts influenced by the Internet (cybersuicide pacts) emerged a few years ago. Although cybersuicide pacts are very rare, in […]
Milica Pejovic Milovancevic, Dusica Lecic Tosevski, Smiljka Popovic Deusic, Zagorka Bradic Institute of Mental Health, Belgrade, Serbia Internet and Suicide. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2009, 452 pages. Children and adolescents are growing up in the world saturated with mass media. They spend an average of 3-5 hours per day with a variety of […]
Craig D. Murray, Jenny Shilton Osborne Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom Internet and Suicide. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2009, 452 pages. In recent years concerns have been raised regarding the risk factors of on-line self-injury peer groups to exacerbate self-harming, suicidal behaviour by subscribed members. The current chapter considers these concerns with an […]
Inger Ekman, Stig Söderberg Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden Internet and Suicide. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2009, 452 pages. While the psychiatric therapeutic community is focused on individual diagnostic tools to understand deliberate self harm, self-destructive acts among young persons in Western society is increasing to a level where it arguably must be regarded […]
Steven Lippmann, M.D. The Minnesota nurse who assisted several suicides in recent years has been formally charged with two (2) criminal felony counts of aiding suicide. He reportedly, encouraged a man to hang himself in England and for a teenage girl to drown herself in Canada. Hopefully this will send message to others.
Randy A. Sansone(1), Lori A. Sansone(2) (1)Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio; Kettering Medical Center, Kettering, Ohio; 2Primary Care Clinic, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, USA Internet and Suicide. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2009, 452 pages. Borderline personality is an Axis II disorder that is characterized by chronic self-harm behavior, […]
