How people bereaved by suicide perceive newspaper reporting: qualitative study.

Journal article

BACKGROUND: People bereaved by suicide are often reported to be distressed by media reporting. Current media guidelines for reporting suicide focus especially on prevention of copycat behaviour. AIMS: To explore bereaved individuals' experiences of media reporting after suicide and to examine their priorities in relation to media guidelines. METHOD: In-depth interviews with 40 people bereaved by suicide, with qualitative analysis. Review of four guidelines. RESULTS: There is a difference of e...

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Authors: Chapple, A; Ziebland, S; Simkin, S; Hawton, K

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science
• Volume: 203
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 228-232
• Publication date: 2013-09-01
• DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.112.114116
• EISSN: 1472-1465
• ISSN: 0007-1250
• Language: English
• Keywords: Female; Humans; Young Adult; Codes of Ethics; Newspapers; Personal Satisfaction; Perception; Adult; Male; Interviews as Topic; Aged; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Suicide; Middle Aged; Bereavement