| Internet message boards for suicidal people: a typology of users. | |
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PMID: 18275323 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Clinical psychological discourse contains a varied array of evaluations of the risks and/or benefits of Internet message boards where people can discuss their suicidal thoughts. Public opinion contends they are harmful. To assess this assumption, an online questionnaire (N = 164) survey was conducted on a German message board for suicidal people. Three user types were identified with differing motives for visiting the forum and different usage effects of the message board. The results contradict the assumptions that suicide message boards are generally a source of potential harm and that they foster suicidal tendencies and point instead to their predominantly constructive or even suicide-preventive functions. |
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Authors:
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Christiane Eichenberg |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Cyberpsychology & behavior : the impact of the Internet, multimedia and virtual reality on behavior and society Volume: 11 ISSN: 1094-9313 ISO Abbreviation: Cyberpsychol Behav Publication Date: 2008 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-02-15 Completed Date: 2008-05-30 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9804397 Medline TA: Cyberpsychol Behav Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 107-13 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Institute of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Cologne, Germany. eichenberg@uni-koeln.de |
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Communication* Humans Internet* Suicide, Attempted* / psychology |
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