%0 Journal Article
%T Can media effects counteract legislation reforms? The case of adolescent firearm suicides in the wake of the Austrian firearm legislation
%J Journal of Adolescent Health
%D 2009
%A Niederkrotenthaler, Thomas
%A Till, Benedikt
%A Herberth, Arno
%A Kapusta, Nestor D.
%A Voracek, Martin
%A Dervic, Kanita
%A Etzersdorfer, Elmar
%A Sonneck, Gernot
%V 44
%N 1
%P 90-93
%X To assess the impact of the Austrian firearm legislation (1997) on adolescent suicides, we investigated time trends in youth suicide prevalence (1986-2006) with Poisson regression. A temporary increase in firearm suicides after the reform was observed, followed by a continuous decrease. The hypothesis that media reporting triggered the short-term backlash effect is discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Elsevier Publishing
%@ 1054-139X
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.05.010