TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Facebook and suicidal behaviour: user experiences of suicide notes, live-streaming, grieving and preventive strategies-a scoping review
JO  - International journal of environmental research and public health
A1  - Shoib, Sheikh
A1  - Chandradasa, Miyuru
A1  - Nahidi, Mahsa
A1  - Amanda, Tan Weiling
A1  - Khan, Sonia
A1  - Saeed, Fahimeh
A1  - Swed, Sarya
A1  - Mazza, Marianna
A1  - Di Nicola, Marco
A1  - Martinotti, Giovanni
A1  - di Giannantonio, Massimo
A1  - Armiya'u, Aishatu Yusha'u
A1  - De Berardis, Domenico
SP  - e13001
EP  - e13001
VL  - 19
IS  - 20
N2  - BACKGROUND: Facebook represents a new dimension for global information sharing. Suicidal behaviours and attempts are increasingly reported on Facebook. This scoping review explores the various aspects of suicidal behaviours associated with Facebook, discussing the challenges and preventive measures. <br><br>METHODS: PubMed, Google Scholar, and Scopus were searched for related articles published in English up to October 2021, using different combinations of "Facebook" and "suicide". A group of experts comprising consultant psychiatrists screened the records and read the full-text articles to extract relevant data. Twenty-eight articles were chosen as relevant and included in the review under four selected themes. <br><br>RESULTS: Facebook impacts on suicidal behaviours in different aspects. Announcing suicides through sharing notes or personal information may lead to the prediction of suicide but be harmful to the online audience. Live-streaming videos of suicide is another aspect that questions Facebook's ability to monitor shared contents that can negatively affect the audience. A positive impact is helping bereaved families to share feelings and seek support online, commemorating the lost person by sharing their photos. Moreover, it can provide real-world details of everyday user behaviours, which help predict suicide risk, primarily through novel machine-learning techniques, and provide early warning and valuable help to prevent it. It can also provide a timeline of the user's activities and state of mind before suicide. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Social media can detect suicidal tendencies, support those seeking help, comfort family and friends with their grief, and provide insights via timelining the users' activities leading to their suicide. One of the limitations was the lack of quantitative studies evaluating preventative efforts on Facebook. The creators' commitment and the users' social responsibility will be required to create a mentally healthy Facebook environment.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1661-7827
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192013001
ID  - ref1
ER  -