TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Comparison of suicidal people who use the internet for suicide-related reasons and those who do not
JO  - Crisis
A1  - Niederkrotenthaler, Thomas
A1  - Haider, Anna
A1  - Till, Benedikt
A1  - Mok, Katherine
A1  - Pirkis, Jane
SP  - 131
EP  - 135
VL  - 38
IS  - 2
N2  - BACKGROUND: Studies have shown that suicidal individuals who use the Internet for suicide-related purposes are more suicidal than nonsuicide-related users, but evidence from European countries is lacking. AIMS: We assessed differences between suicidal individuals who go online for suicide-related purposes and other suicidal individuals in Austria. <br><br>METHOD: Participants were 53 individuals aged between 18 and 24 years who felt suicidal in the past year and completed an anonymous online survey. <br><br>RESULTS: Individuals who went online for suicide-related purposes were more suicidal, and more depressed, compared with individuals who did not use the Internet for suicide-related purposes. There were no large differences with regard to social anxiety and perceived barriers for help-seeking between the two groups. <br><br>CONCLUSION: This study finds that suicidal online users are more depressed and suicidal than nonusers in a sample from Central Europe. Online interventions to combat depression and suicidality need to be strengthened to reach out to this important target population.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0227-5910
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000432
ID  - ref1
ER  -