@article{ref1,
title="Suicide-related internet use amongst suicidal young people in the UK: characteristics of users, effects of use, and barriers to offline help-seeking",
journal="Archives of suicide research",
year="2018",
author="Bell, Jo and Mok, Katherine and Gardiner, Eric and Pirkis, Jane",
volume="22",
number="2",
pages="263-277",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: The study replicates research by Mok, Jorm, and Pirkis ( 2016a , 2016b ) using a UK sample to examine: differences between suicidal people who go online for suicide-related reasons and suicidal people who do not; perceived effects of suicide-related Internet use; perceived barriers to offline help-seeking. <br><br>METHODS: A total of 72 UK citizens (18-24 years) who had contemplated killing themselves or deliberately harmed themselves with the intention of dying within the past 12 months participated in an anonymous online survey. <br><br>RESULTS & CONCLUSION: Suicidal young people who use the Internet for suicide-related purposes are a high risk group characterized by higher levels of social anxiety. Main purposes of suicide-related Internet use were to connect with others and seek information. Both had positive and negative effects.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1381-1118",
doi="10.1080/13811118.2017.1334609",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2017.1334609"
}