ArticleEuropean archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience2012
Internet suicide searches and the incidence of suicide in young people in Japan.
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- Social Media Applications: A Potential Avenue for Broadcasting Suicide Attempts and Self-Injurious Behavior.Cureus · 2020Article
- Google Searches and Suicide Rates in Spain, 2004-2013: Correlation Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2020Article
- Lifestyle Disease Surveillance Using Population Search Behavior: Feasibility Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Article
- Google searches for suicide and suicide risk factors in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.PloS one · 2020Article
- How Search Engine Data Enhance the Understanding of Determinants of Suicide in India and Inform Prevention: Observational Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2019Observational
- Suicide by plastic bag suffocation combined with the mixture of citric acid and baking soda in an adolescent.International journal of legal medicine · 2019Article
- Exploring Behavior of People with Suicidal Ideation in a Chinese Online Suicidal Community.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
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Abstract
Although several case reports have suggested a relationship between accessing Internet suicide sites and the incidence of suicide, the influence of the Internet on the incidence of suicide is not known. Thus, we examined the association between Internet suicide-related searches and the incidence of suicide in 20- and 30-year-old individuals in Japan. The Box-Jenkins transfer function model was applied to monthly time series data from January 2004 to May 2010 (77 months). The terms "hydrogen sulfide," "hydrogen sulfide suicide," and "suicide hydrogen sulfide suicide" at (t-11) were related to the incidence of suicide among people aged in their 20 s (P = 0.005, 0.005, and 0.006, respectively) and people aged in their 30 s (P = 0.013, 0.011, and 0.012, respectively). "BBS on suicide" at (t-5) and "suicide by jumping" at (t-6) were related to the incidence of suicide in people aged 30-39 (P = 0.006 and 0.001, respectively). Internet searches for specific suicide-related terms are related to the incidence of suicide among 20- and 30-year-old individuals in Japan. Routine interrogation by a clinician about visiting Internet suicide websites and stricter regulation of these websites may reduce the incidence of suicide among young people.
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