Rail‐suicide prevention: Systematic literature review of evidence‐based activities

Barker, Emma; Kõlves, Kairi; Leo, Diego De

doi:10.1111/appy.12246

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“…Several reports from developed nations point to a positive impact of national guidelines on media reporting of suicide (Barker et al, 2017;McTernan et al, 2018;Niederkrotenthaler & Sonneck, 2007). Indian Psychiatric Society has published a position statement on media suicide reporting in the absence of national guidelines (Ramadas et al, 2014).…”

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Do Tamil newspapers educate the public about suicide? Content analysis from a high suicide Union Territory in India

Menon

Kaliamoorthy

Sridhar

et al. 2020

Int J Soc Psychiatry

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Background: Responsible media reporting of suicide is a key population-level suicide prevention strategy. Thus far, there has been no systematic analysis of media reporting of suicide in Puducherry, a consistently high suicide burden state in India. Aim: To evaluate the adherence of media reports of suicide against the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines in Puducherry. Method: We conducted a year-round content analysis of all suicide-related reports in the two most widely read vernacular dailies of Puducherry. We used a pre-defined data extraction form and coded each item based on the WHO reporting guidelines. Results: A total of 318 suicide reports were retrieved. Harmful reporting practices such as mentioning the method of suicide (99.1%), description of the steps involved (68.2%) and location of suicide (86.5%), monocausal explanations (91.8%), and inciting life events (52.5%) were common. Helpful practices such as mentioning warning signs (1.3%), recognizing links with mental health disorders (3.8%) and effects on bereaved persons (2.2%) were rare. Only one article (0.31%) included any content related to educational/preventive aspects of suicide. Conclusion: Media reporting of suicide in Puducherry, India, does not adhere to reporting guidelines and there is very little focus on educating the public about preventive aspects of suicide. Urgent efforts are warranted to improve the quality of media reporting which should include the development of national guidelines on suicide reporting and collaborative efforts that take into account barriers and perspectives of media professionals.

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Do Tamil newspapers educate the public about suicide? Content analysis from a high suicide Union Territory in India

Menon

Kaliamoorthy

Sridhar

et al. 2020

Int J Soc Psychiatry

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“…and employing physical barriers. 72,73 Also, improving social security, social integration, and public welfare may all reduce the rate of suicide in urban areas. [66][67][68] Homeless, marginalization, and minorities in the cities Urbanization and the movement of population from rural to urban settings have both added to preexisting social inequalities with a possible increase of poverty and marginalization.…”

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Urbanization and emerging mental health issues

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Rapid urbanization worldwide is associated to an increase of population in the urban settings and this is leading to new emerging mental health issues. This narrative mini-review is based on a literature search conducted through PubMed and EMBASE. A total of 113 articles published on the issue of urban mental health have been selected, cited, reviewed, and summarized. There are emerging evidences about the association between urbanization and mental health issues. Urbanization affects mental health through social, economic, and environmental factors. It has been shown that common mental syndromes report higher prevalence in the cities. Social disparities, social insecurity, pollution, and the lack of contact with nature are some of recognized factors affecting urban mental health. Further reserach studies and specific guidelines should be encouraged to help policy makers and urban designers to improve mental health and mental health care facilities in the cities; additional strategies to prevent and reduce mental illness in the urban settings should be also adopted globally.

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“…The positive impact of the implementation of media guidelines for reporting of suicide has been reported in terms of a reduction in suicide rates (Niederkrotenthaler & Sonneck, 2007), use of highly lethal methods of suicide (Barker, Kolves, & De Leo, 2016), and improvement in reader’s ability to use coping resources to overcome suicidal behaviour/ideation (Niederkrotenthaler et al, 2010). However, Bohanna and Wang report that media guidelines can be effective only when ‘accompanied by media endorsement, active dissemination strategies and ongoing training and monitoring’ (Bohanna & Wang, 2012).…”

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Media reporting of suicide and adherence to media guidelines

McTernan

Spillane

Cully

et al. 2018

Int J Soc Psychiatry

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Overall, adherence to media guidelines on reporting suicide in Ireland improved in certain key areas from September 2009 until December 2012. Nonetheless, important challenges remain. Increased monitoring by media monitoring agencies, regulators and government departments is required. Implementation should be conducted using a pro-active approach and form part of the curriculum of journalists and editors. The inclusion of guidelines for the reporting of suicidal behaviour in press codes of conduct for journalists warrants consideration.

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Rail‐suicide prevention: Systematic literature review of evidence‐based activities

Abstract: The review was restricted to English-language peer-reviewed papers published within the chosen time period.

Cited by 32 publications

References 30 publications

Do Tamil newspapers educate the public about suicide? Content analysis from a high suicide Union Territory in India

Do Tamil newspapers educate the public about suicide? Content analysis from a high suicide Union Territory in India

Urbanization and emerging mental health issues

Media reporting of suicide and adherence to media guidelines

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