Bohanna, India (2013) Suicide "contagion": what we know and what we need to find out. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 185 (10). pp. 861-862.

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[Extract] Suicide is a global public health concern, claiming more than 1 million lives each year. Although many factors contribute to suicide, there is mounting evidence that exposure to suicide in some form can lead to imitative or "copycat" suicides. This concept of suicide "contagion" has existed for many years; however, it has generally received little empirical attention. Many aspects of this phenomenon remain mysterious, leaving us with limited ability to identify those at risk and suggest evidence-based postvention strategies. What we really want to know is, who is at risk and how can we help them?

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