@article{ref1,
title="Copycat suicidal attempt by a 7 year old boy after watching homicidal behavior in media: a case report",
journal="Cases journal",
year="2009",
author="Ghanizadeh, Ahmad",
volume="2",
number="1",
pages="43-43",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: Suicidal behavior in media may promote others towards suicide. No published study was found about suicidal attempt in children less than 10 years old after watching a homicidal behavior. CASE PRESENTATION: This is a report of a 7 year old boy referred because he hanged himself after watching homicidal behavior of hanging in a fictional movie. DISCUSSION: To the author's knowledge, there was no published report of copycat suicidal attempt in a 7 year old child after watching a homicidal behavior in media. This report warns about an imitative effect of movie watching of homicidal behavior on suicidal attempt.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1757-1626",
doi="10.1186/1757-1626-2-43",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-1626-2-43"
}