The contagion of suicidal behavior in adolescents: Case report

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Kizilpinar S. C., Çolak B., Öncü Çetinkaya B.

KLINIK PSIKIYATRI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY, cilt.22, sa.3, ss.364-368, 2019 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5505/kpd.2019.74946
  • Dergi Adı: KLINIK PSIKIYATRI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.364-368
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Suicidal behavior, Suicidal Contagion, Adolesence, Media Effect, WERTHER
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Many risk factors have been identified for suicidal behaviors however suicidal contagion and suicide clustering phenomenon have been focused only in recent years. Suicidal contagion has been defined as 'Werther effect' which refers to the suicidal attempts of young individuals after exposure to suicides of famous people. Suicide cluster means an unexpected increase in suicidal behaviours at certain periods in certain regions. The suicide of a close friend or exposure to suicide-related contents in the media can be a precipitating factor for suicidal behavior particularly in adolescents and vulnerable individuals. In this case report, an adolescent who attempted suicide 3 weeks after her friend's suicide, will be discussed and the literature related to the suicide contagion and clustering will be reviewed.