TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Can media effects counteract legislation reforms? The case of adolescent firearm suicides in the wake of the Austrian firearm legislation
JO  - Journal of Adolescent Health
A1  - Niederkrotenthaler, Thomas
A1  - Till, Benedikt
A1  - Herberth, Arno
A1  - Kapusta, Nestor D.
A1  - Voracek, Martin
A1  - Dervic, Kanita
A1  - Etzersdorfer, Elmar
A1  - Sonneck, Gernot
SP  - 90
EP  - 93
VL  - 44
IS  - 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1054-139X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.05.010
ID  - ref1
ER  -