Citation

Becker K, Mayer M, Nagenborg M, El-Faddagh M, Schmidt MH. Nord. J. Psychiatry 2004; 58(2): 111-114.

Affiliation

Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannhein, Germany. kbecker@zi-mannheim.de

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/08039480410005602

PMID

15204216

Abstract

The present case report describes a 17-year-old female who explicitly visited suicide web forums, where she researched reliable suicide methods, contacted an anonymous user and purchased substances for the implementation of suicide. The risk of Internet use by vulnerable youth is discussed. Psychiatric exploration should include questions of manner and frequency of media use. The application of media guidelines for suicide prevention is demanded for websites, as are accessible self-help sites for suicidal persons targeted to youthful users.

Language: en