@article{ref1,
title="Information-seeking on the internet",
journal="Crisis",
year="2015",
author="Singaravelu, Vinod and Stewart, Anne and Adams, Joanna and Simkin, Sue and Hawton, Keith",
volume="36",
number="3",
pages="211-219",
abstract="BACKGROUND: The Internet is used by young people at risk of self-harm to communicate, find information, and obtain support. AIMS: We aimed to identify and analyze websites potentially accessed by these young people. <br><br>METHOD: Six search terms, relating to self-harm/suicide and depression, were input into four search engines. Websites were analyzed for access, content/purpose, and tone. <br><br>RESULTS: In all, 314 websites were included in the analysis. Most could be accessed without restriction. Sites accessed by self-harm/suicide search terms were mostly positive or preventive in tone, whereas sites accessed by the term ways to kill yourself tended to have a negative tone. Information about self-harm methods was common with specific advice on how to self-harm in 15.8% of sites, encouragement of self-harm in 7.0%, and evocative images of self-harm/suicide in 20.7%. Advice on how to get help was given in 56.1% of sites. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Websites relating to suicide or self-harm are easily accessed. Many sites are potentially helpful. However, a significant proportion of sites are potentially harmful through normalizing or encouraging self-harm. Enquiry regarding Internet use should be routinely included while assessing young people at risk.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0227-5910",
doi="10.1027/0227-5910/a000307",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000307"
}