Abstract
Clustering of Teenage Suicides After Television News Stories About Suicides: A Reconsideration
Kessler R C~~et al
A recent study reports a significant increase in teenage suicides after television newscasts about suicide during 1973-1979 & suggests the increase might have resulted from imitation. In the present study, the authors found no significant association between the two events over the period 1973-1984. Although teenage suicide increased after newscasts in 1973-1980, the authors explain why this increase is not consistent with imitation; during 1981-1984 suicides actually decreased after newscasts.