ArticleCanadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie2017
Assessing Fidelity to Suicide Reporting Guidelines in Canadian News Media: The Death of Robin Williams.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Association between suicide reporting in the media and suicide: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2020Pooled it
- Reducing Stigma in Media Professionals: Is there Room for Improvement? Results from a Systematic Review.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2017Pooled it
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- Predicting negative attitudes towards suicide in social media texts: prediction model development and validation study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- An analysis of media coverage of the transition from military to civilian life, with a focus on health and well-being.Journal of military, veteran and family health · 2023Article
- Canadian news media coverage of suicide during the COVID-19 pandemic.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2023Article
- Nigerian newspapers coverage of suicide: Assessment of adherence to WHO suicide reporting guidelines.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2023Article
- Media coverage of Canadian Veterans, with a focus on post traumatic stress disorder and suicide.BMC psychiatry · 2022Article
- The Tool for Evaluating Media Portrayals of Suicide (TEMPOS): Development and Application of a Novel Rating Scale to Reduce Suicide Contagion.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Assessing Suicide Reporting in Top Newspaper Social Media Accounts in China: Content Analysis Study.JMIR mental health · 2021Article
- The Werther Effect, the Papageno Effect or No Effect? A Literature Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Review
- Assessing Adherence to Responsible Reporting of Suicide Guidelines in the Canadian News Media: A 1-year Examination of Day-to-day Suicide Coverage: Évaluer la conformité au journalisme responsable en matière de directives sur le suicide dans les médias canadiens d'information: Un examen d'une année de la couverture quotidienne du suicide.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2020Article
- Newspaper Adherence to Media Reporting Guidelines for the Suicide Deaths of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain.JAMA network open · 2019Article
- Suicide Mortality in Canada after the Death of Robin Williams, in the Context of High-Fidelity to Suicide Reporting Guidelines in the Canadian Media.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2019Article
- Media coverage of Robin Williams' suicide in the United States: A contributor to contagion?PloS one · 2019Article
- Fidelity assessment of the suicide reporting guidelines in Korean newspapers.BMC public health · 2018Article
- Suicide portrayal in the Canadian media: examining newspaper coverage of the popular Netflix series '13 Reasons Why'.BMC public health · 2018Article
- Media Guidelines for Reporting on Suicide: 2017 Update of the Canadian Psychiatric Association Policy Paper.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2018Article
- Newspaper Articles Related to the Not Criminally Responsible on Account of Mental Disorder (NCRMD) Designation: A Comparative Analysis.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectiveMindset is a short recently-published booklet funded by the Mental Health Commission of Canada outlining evidence-based guidelines and best practices for journalists writing about mental health and suicide. Our study aimed to assess fidelity to Mindset recommendations in Canadian newspaper reports of a recent celebrity suicide. A secondary aim is to identify common themes discussed in these newspaper articles.
methodsArticles about Robin Williams' suicide from major Canadian newspapers were gathered and coded for presence or absence of each of the 14 recommendations in the "Covering Suicide" section of Mindset. A threshold of 80% was set to test for high fidelity to the guidelines. A qualitative content analysis of the articles was also undertaken to discern common themes and social issues discussed in the articles.
resultsFifty-five per cent of articles surpassed the 80% threshold for high fidelity, while 85% applied at least 70% of the recommendations. The recommendation most commonly overlooked was "Do tell others considering suicide how they can get help," which was absent in 73% of articles. The most common themes discussed were those of addictions and stigma.
conclusionsThe news articles generally follow the evidence-based guidelines regarding the reporting of suicide set out in Mindset. This is a welcome development. Future research should continue to examine reporting of suicide to assess for further improvements, while also examining the wider impact of Mindset on the reporting of mental illness per se.
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