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Albert C Yang¹, Shih-Jen Tsai, Cheng-Hung Yang

¹Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, No. 201, Sec. 2, Shipai Road, Beitou District, Taipei, 11217, Taiwan, Republic of China. accyang@gmail.com

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Summary

Media reports on suicide can influence copycat suicides, with effects varying by event type and location. Competitive reporting of minor suicide events should be avoided to mitigate potential delayed impacts.

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Area of Science:

Public Health
Media Studies
Epidemiology

Background:

Media reporting of suicide, particularly celebrity suicides, is known to influence suicide rates.
Limited understanding exists regarding the long-term spatial and temporal dynamics between suicide deaths and media coverage.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the longitudinal and spatial associations between suicide deaths and suicide news reporting.
To analyze the impact of media reporting on suicide over an extended period.

Main Methods:

Utilized data on 31,364 suicides in Taiwan from 2003-2010.
Retrieved suicide news from Google News and all available Taiwanese media.
Employed empirical mode decomposition and time-dependent intrinsic correlation to analyze temporal relationships.

Main Results:

Suicide news synchronized with increased suicide deaths during major events (e.g., celebrity deaths).
A one-month lag in association was observed during non-celebrity periods.
Charcoal burning suicide reports showed a specific copycat effect, while jumping reports had broader associations.
Media reports correlated more strongly with suicides in urban than rural areas.

Conclusions:

A delayed copycat suicide effect may be associated with media reports of minor suicide events.
Media professionals should avoid competitive reporting of minor suicide incidents.
Findings highlight the need for responsible media practices in suicide reporting.