Suicide prevention-related Google searches and subsequent emergency department visits in California and Arizona, 2007-2015

• Main Authors: Hilary L. Colbeth (Author), Sidra Goldman-Mellor (Author), Ellen A. Eisen (Author), Krista Neumann (Author), Ralph Catalano (Author), Corinne A. Riddell (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: United States emergency departments (ED) visit rates for nonfatal self-harm increased by 42% from 2001 to 2016. Previous suicide mortality research has provided conflicting evidence on the use of suicide-related Internet searches as a surveillance tool for self-harm and suicidal ideati...