Jamie_Lambo wrote:id be interested to know the comparasion of suiside rates in compared to the us/uk as there seems to be so many, but then again it doesnt get broadcast in the same way it does over here so im not sure how much more common it is or not, guess the thoughts of Samsara make their decision a bit easier i guess?

Publishing the means of suicides, romanticized and sensationalized reporting, particularly about celebrities, suggestions that there is an epidemic, glorifying the deceased and simplifying the reasons all lead to increases in the suicide rate. People may see suicide as a glamorous ending — with youth getting a lot of attention, lots of sympathy, lots of national concern that they never got in life. The second possible factor is that vulnerable youth may feel like, "If they couldn't cut it, neither can I".[8] Increased rate of suicides has been shown to occur up to ten days after a television report.[9] Studies in Japan[10] and Germany[11] have replicated findings of an imitative effect. Etzersdorfer et al.[12] in an Austrian study showed a strong correlation between the number of papers distributed in various areas and the number of subsequent firearm suicides in each area after a related media report. Higher rates of copycat suicides have been found in those with similarities in race,[10] age, and gender[13] to the victim in the original report.