The effects of a celebrity suicide on suicide rates in Hong Kong.
The effects of a celebrity suicide on suicide rates in Hong Kong.
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jad.2006.03.015
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发表时间：
2006-07
影响因子：
6.6
通讯作者：
Hawton K
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文献类型：
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作者：
Yip PS;Fu KW;Yang KC;Ip BY;Chan CL;Chen EY;Lee DT;Law FY;Hawton K
名人的死亡，特别是自杀，可能会导致人口自杀率的上升，特别是在媒体广泛报道的情况下。我们研究了2003年4月1日发生的一名香港著名流行歌手跳楼自杀事件对自杀事件的影响，这起事件引起了媒体的广泛报道，而且往往是戏剧性的。有关自杀的数据是从香港政府统计处和死因裁判法庭取得的。2003年名人死亡前后的自杀人数与1998年至2002年同期进行了比较。2003年自杀死亡者的案件档案和遗书也进行了定性研究。与前三个月的平均水平以及1998-2002年期间的月平均水平相比，名人死亡后的自杀人数显著增加。这在一个由25-39岁的男性组成的小组中尤为明显，他们中的许多人死于跳楼。这位名人的名字经常出现在案件档案和自杀遗书中。显示自杀人数过多的统计结果仅基于汇总数据。这项研究进一步证实了耸人听闻和过度报道名人死亡的潜在有害后果。
Deaths of celebrities, especially by suicide, can be followed by an increase in population suicide rates, particularly where there is extensive media reporting. We have examined the impact on suicides following the death of a famous Hong Kong pop singer whose death from suicide by jumping from a height, occurred on 1st April 2003, and resulted in extensive and often dramatic media coverage. Data on suicides were obtained from the Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department and the Coroner's Court. The numbers of suicides in 2003 before and after the death of celebrity were compared to the same period in 1998–2002. The case files and suicide notes of people who died by suicide in 2003 were also studied qualitatively. There was a significant increase in suicides following the celebrity death, compared with the average over the preceding three months as well as the corresponding monthly average during 1998–2002. It was particularly marked in a subgroup comprising males, aged 25–39 years, many of whom died by jumping. The name of the celebrity was often mentioned in case files and suicide notes. The statistical results in showing the excess of suicides were based on aggregated data only. This study provides further confirmation of the potential harmful consequences of sensational and excessive reporting of celebrity deaths.
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影响因子：
3
作者：
Pirkis, J;Blood, R W
通讯作者：
Blood, R W
影响因子：
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作者：
Hawton, K;Simkin, S;Bulstrode, C
通讯作者：
Bulstrode, C
影响因子：
3
作者：
Au, Jade S K;Yip, Paul S F;Law, Y W
通讯作者：
Law, Y W
DOI：
10.1027/0227-5910.26.1.20
发表时间：
2005-01-01
影响因子：
3
作者：
Shoval, G;Zalsman, G;Apter, A
通讯作者：
Apter, A
影响因子：
10.5
作者：
Hawton, K;Harriss, L;Parrott, H
通讯作者：
Parrott, H