The association between Twitter content and suicide.

CONCLUSIONS: These findings largely comport with the theory of suicide contagion and associations observed with traditional news media. They specifically suggest that tweets describing suicide deaths and/or sensationalized news stories may be harmful while those that present suicide as undesirable, tragic and/or preventable may be helpful. These results suggest that social media is both an important exposure and potential avenue for intervention.
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Source: The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry - November 6, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Sinyor M, Williams M, Zaheer R, Loureiro R, Pirkis J, Heisel MJ, Schaffer A, Redelmeier DA, Cheung AH, Niederkrotenthaler T Tags: Aust N Z J Psychiatry Source Type: research