The werther effect of two celebrity suicides: an entertainer and a politician.

<h4>Purpose</h4>Suicide is a major health problem in Korea. Extensive media exposure of celebrity suicide may induce imitative suicide, a phenomenon called the Werther effect. We examined the increased suicide risk following the suicides of an entertainer and a politician, and identified...

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Main Authors: Jae-Hyun Kim, Eun-Cheol Park, Jung-Mo Nam, Sohee Park, Jaelim Cho, Sun-Jung Kim, Jae-Woo Choi, Eun Cho
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/27ab21dfecdc4b0197de1e10aea773d7
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