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Thomas D Ruder¹, Gary M Hatch, Garyfalia Ampanozi

¹Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Bern, Buehlstrasse 20, Bern, Switzerland. thomas.ruder@irm.unibe.ch

|September 24, 2011

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Online social networks like Facebook may help prevent suicides when users post notes. However, research is needed to understand if these posts lead to copycat suicides.

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Area of Science:

Psychiatry
Internet Studies
Public Health

Background:

The internet and social media may influence suicidal behavior.
Online social networks (OSNs) like Facebook are new channels for information.
The impact of OSNs on suicidal behavior remains unevaluated.

Observation:

A case of a suicide note posted on Facebook is presented.
Literature searches in PubMed and Google were conducted.
Popular press reports numerous Facebook suicide notes; professional literature lacks them.

Findings:

OSN users have intervened to prevent suicides in reported cases.
No documented copycat suicides directly linked to Facebook announcements exist.
The potential for suicide prevention through immediate user intervention on OSNs is noted.

Implications:

OSNs may offer new avenues for suicide prevention.
Further research is crucial to evaluate the impact of OSNs on copycat suicides.
Healthcare professionals should be aware of these online phenomena.