Effects of media stories of hope and recovery on suicidal ideation and help-seeking attitudes and intentions: systematic review and meta-analysis

• Main Authors: Thomas Niederkrotenthaler, PhD (Author), Benedikt Till, DSc (Author), Stefanie Kirchner, MPH (Author), Mark Sinyor, MD (Author), Marlies Braun, MPhil (Author), Jane Pirkis, ProfPhD (Author), Ulrich S Tran, DSc (Author), Martin Voracek, ProfPhD (Author), Florian Arendt, PhD (Author), Maria Ftanou, PhD (Author), Reka Kovacs, MSc (Author), Kylie King, PhD (Author), Marisa Schlichthorst, PhD (Author), Steven Stack, ProfPhD (Author), Matthew J Spittal, ProfPhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: There is strong evidence that suicides increase after media stories about suicides by celebrities, particularly those that highlight the suicide method (the Werther effect). Much less is known about the Papageno effect-the protective effects of media stories of hope and recovery...