Internet and Psychiatry
  • Home
    • Editorials
    • Research news
    • Research papers
    • Interviews with eminent psychiatrists
    • Ten years ago
    • Fifteen years ago
  • Topics
    • Alcohol and Drug Abuse
    • Anxiety Disorders
    • Biomedical Science
    • Compulsive gambling
    • Disaster Medicine
    • Education
    • General Medicine
      • Acupuncture
      • Physical medicine and Rehabilitation
    • Human Rights
    • Interviews with eminent psychiatrists
    • Mood Disorders
      • Bipolar Disorder
      • Depression
      • Seasonal Affective Disorder
    • Neurological Disorders
    • Other Psychiatric Disorders
    • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
    • Sexual Behavior
  • Books
    • Comorbidity of Depression and Alcohol Use Disorders
    • “Immigration and Mental Health” chapter abstracts
    • “Internet and Suicide” chapter abstracts
    • “Neurobiology of PTSD” chapter abstracts
    • “Suicidal Behavior in Alcohol…” chapter abstracts
    • “Suicide in the Military” chapter abstracts
    • “Terror and Suicide” chapter abstracts
    • “War and Suicide” chapter abstracts
  • Editors
    • Leo Sher, M.D.
    • Alexander Vilens, M.S.
  • Guests
    • Distinguished Guests
    • Our Contributors
  • Reflections
    • Poetry
    • Quotes

"Internet and Suicide" chapter abstracts

A potential source of data in understanding youth suicide — Instant messages

April 28, 2010

Paul W. C. Wong, King-Wa Fu and Paul S. F. Yip
Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China
Internet and Suicide. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2009, 452 pages.

Psychological autopsy study has been used in yielding detailed and complete information on suicides. Studying the suicide notes of suicide decedents as part of a psychological autopsy enhances the quality of the information. However, one limitation of the psychological autopsy study approach is that it may easily lead to recall or other information bias because most of the information is collected from interviews of informants. Studying suicide notes also has its limitation because only a minority of suicide decedents leave notes and most of the notes are typically brief. This chapter will illustrate the practicability of using the instant messages of people who die by suicide as a source of information to enhance the reliability and validity of the information collected from a psychological autopsy, and its added value to overcome some of the limitations of suicide notes and psychological autopsies. We will first summarize the findings gathered from the coroner’s file and the interview with a young girl’s mother, and then present some of her instant messages in which we have found this extra information has enhanced our understanding of the her suicide and helped us to reconstruct the psychological state of the young girl.

Related Posts

"Internet and Suicide" chapter abstracts /

The advantages and the disadvantages of the Internet in preventing suicide

"Internet and Suicide" chapter abstracts /

Web-based suicide prevention education: Innovations in research, training, and practice

"Internet and Suicide" chapter abstracts /

Improving public health practice in suicide prevention through online training: A case example

‹ Internet and emerging suicide method. A case study of contagion of charcoal burning suicides via the internet › Warning signs for suicide: Safe and effective information delivery online

Editorials

  • Warren v. Dinter and the end of curbside medicine
  • Suicide medical malpractice
  • Dr. Slavko Ziherl, an eminent Slovenian psychiatrist
  • Prevention of suicidal behavior in individuals with diabetes

Research Papers

  • COVID-19 mortality in Europe and the ’Iron Curtain’ between East and West
  • Examination of depressive signs and symptoms among 803 University students in seven Universities and Colleges. Hungary, Romania, Serbia.
  • Examination of spirituality and the dimensions of spirituality among 803 students in seven different Universities. Hungary, Romania and Serbia.
  • Examination of depressive signs and symptoms among 932 students in eight different secondary schools in Hungary

Research News

  • Vitamin D serum levels, supplementation, and suicide attempts and intentional self-harm among Veterans
  • Suicidality in individuals with schizotypal personality disorder
  • Six minutes of daily high-intensity exercise can slow brain aging and delay the onset of neurodegenerative diseases
  • Mortality in patients with schizophrenia: a review and meta-analysis

Latest News

  • Suicide rates in the United States in 2001-2021
  • Leading world experts on suicide. Expertscape, the January 9, 2023, report
  • Best universities in the world
  • Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship

Interviews with eminent psychiatrists

  • Interview with Professor Shih-Ku Lin
  • Interview with Professor Masahito Fushimi
  • Interview with Professor Maurizio Pompili
  • Interview with Professor Marco Sarchiapone

Ten Years Ago

  • Plasma testosterone levels in bipolar suicide attempters
  • Teaching medical professionals and trainees about suicide prevention
  • Suicidal ideation in depressed patients with or without comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder treated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
  • Treatment of suicide attempters with bipolar disorder: a randomized clinical trial

Back to Top

  • About
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms and Conditions
Copyright © 2023 AVCalc LLC. All rights reserved worldwide.