Werther or Papageno? Examining the effects of news reports of celebrity suicide versus non-celebrity peer suicide on intentions to seek help among vulnerable young adults

CONCLUSIONS: This research could not establish Werther effects for either of the news reports. Exposure to news reports of non-celebrity suicides had a small positive effect on intentions overall, but young adults with higher levels of depression were slightly more motivated to seek help after viewing news reports of celebrity suicides.PMID:37750193 | DOI:10.1111/sltb.13004
Source: Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Source Type: research