TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - The Internet - A New Source of Data on Suicide, Depression and Anxiety: A Preliminary Study
JO  - Archives of suicide research
A1  - Fekete, Sandor
SP  - 351
EP  - 361
VL  - 6
IS  - 4
N2  - On the world wide web, self-help newsgroups of suicidal, depressive and anxious people were investigated in a 3-month period. After analyzing the content of the letters (966 letters collected, 222 analyzed) and comparing the suicide ideator group with all other groups, the author tried to find characteristic differences among them and to understand the underlying psychological mechanisms better. The modified version of the Weintraub technique was used in the content analysis. The negatives and dichotomous structures were found to be the strongest differentiating verbal categories among the groups in both sexes, which may reflect the important role of denial and dichotomous thinking among suicidal people. Helpers have to find new ways to approach this Internet-user high risk population.<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 1381-1118
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13811110214533
ID  - ref1
ER  -