Preventing Suicide in India by Improving Media Reporting of Suicides

Mass media representation of suicide in a high suicide state in India: an epidemiological comparison with suicide deaths in the population.

Gregory Armstrong, Lakshmi Vijayakumar, Jane Pirkis, Mala Jayaseelan, Anish Cherian, Jane Brandt Soerensen, Vikas Arya, Thomas Niederkrotenthaler

2019-07-18

Objectives Suicide rates in India are among the highest in the world, equating to over 200 000 suicides annually. Reports of suici..

Assessing the quality of media reporting of suicide news in India against World Health Organization guidelines: A content analysis study of nine major newspapers in Tamil Nadu

G Armstrong, L Vijayakumar, T Niederkrotenthaler, M Jayaseelan, R Kannan, J Pirkis, AF Jorm

2018-09-01

Objectives: Suicide rates in India are among the highest in the world, resulting in an estimated 250,000 suicide deaths annually. ..