TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Assessing the adherence to guidelines of media reporting of suicide using a novel instrument-the "Risk of Imitative Suicide Scale" (RISc)
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - Nutt, Rachel
A1  - Kidd, Brian
A1  - Matthews, Keith
SP  - 360
EP  - 375
VL  - 45
IS  - 3
N2  - Media guidelines for reporting of suicide are considered important in suicide prevention because of the risk of "imitative" suicide. There are currently no established tools for the quantification of quality of reporting. We sought to develop and validate a quality assessment instrument-the Risk of Imitative Suicide Scale (RISc). The RISc appears capable of discriminating reliably between adherent and nonadherent articles. Our data suggest that adherence to guidelines is inconsistent, and there are major differences between web-based and print media. The RISc could be used to evaluate effectiveness and consistency of media engagement with suicide prevention strategies.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12137
ID  - ref1
ER  -