https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/597199
Title: | Suicide Prevention Through Restricting Access to Suicide Means and Hotspots | Authors: | Chen Y.-Y. KEVIN CHIEN-CHANG WU Wang Y. Yip P.S.F. |
Keywords: | Agricultural economies; Asian countries; Cognitive availability; Media reporting; Prevention practices; Suicide prevention strategies | Issue Date: | 2016 | Publisher: | Wiley Blackwell | Start page/Pages: | 609-636 | Source: | The International Handbook of Suicide Prevention: Second Edition | Abstract: | This chapter explores the concept of cognitive availability, namely, the awareness of certain methods of suicide, particularly technical information about novel suicide means that may be acquired through media reporting. It illustrates the characteristics of individuals adopting different methods of suicide and explores the existing evidence on the effectiveness of prevention practices that restrict access to the means and sites of suicide. Several recent large-scale meta-analyses have demonstrated that method restriction is one of the few effective suicide prevention strategies. On the basis of a review of psychological models of suicide, Florentine and Crane indicated that "cognitive availability", namely, how accessible something is in one's mind, could be an important factor influencing the choice of suicide method. The easy access to, and the high toxicity of, pesticides are thought to contribute to the high suicide rates in rural areas of several Asian countries with dominant agricultural economies. ? 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. All rights reserved. |
URI: | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85018038017&doi=10.1002%2f9781118903223.ch35&partnerID=40&md5=018bedf7a2cdeff77c6b8659841ca4bd https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/597199 |
ISBN: | 978-111890322-3, 978-111890327-8 | DOI: | 10.1002/9781118903223.ch35 |
Appears in Collections: | 醫學教育暨生醫倫理學科所 |
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