Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2012, 9 130 COUNTRY Taiwan ARTICLE TYPE Research Hong Kong Research Taiwan Research Suicides Japan Research Suicides Austria Research SOURCE Cheng et al. 2007 [60] Cheng et al. 2007 [61] Fu & Yip 2007 [62] Hagihara et al. 2007 [63] Niederkrotenthaler & Sonneck 2007 [10] Fu & Yip 2009 [65] Huh et al. 2009 [66] Niederkrotenthaler et al. 2009 [67] Chen et al. 2010 [68] Fu et al. 2009 [64] Hong Kong Research Asian regions Korea Meta- Analysis Research Austria Research Suicides Taiwan Research Suicides Table 1. Cont. OUTCOME MEASURE Suicide attempts Suicidal ideation Suicides and subway suicides Suicidal ideation Suicides Suicides MAIN FINDINGS Number of suicide attempts increased markedly and identification was self- reported after media reporting began Number of suicides increased markedly and strong modelling effect (sex, method) occurred after media reporting Celebrity suicide had long-term effect on suicidal ideation (suicidal thoughts in community), both in vulnerable and non-vulnerable persons Newspaper articles about suicide were a predictor of suicide for both male and female subjects The media guidelines had an impact on the quality of media reporting and on suicidal behaviour (both overall suicides and subway suicides) Individual level self-reported data showed positive association between media influences (stimulus) and suicidal ideation (response) Risk of suicide was elevated after extensive media coverage of celebrity suicides Reporting of unusual accidental deaths and specific suicide methods (charcoal burning) may lead younger people to imitative suicidal acts Copycat effects was associated with social status (celebrity) of the reported suicides and reporting characteristics were associated with a post-report increase in similar suicides Significant increase in suicides (especially among individuals of the same gender and similar age) following extensive media reporting of a celebrity suicide by charcoal burning