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Suicides in Australia following media reports of the death of Robin Williams.

Andrea PhelpsDianne CurrierLay San TooMarc BryantSara BartlettMark SinyorMatthew J Spittal
Published in: The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry (2019)
It may be that Australians were exposed to reports that contravened safe reporting recommendations, particularly via overseas media or social media, and/or that some Australian reports may have had unhelpful overarching narratives, despite largely adhering to the Mindframe guidelines. The Mindframe guidelines constitute international best practice but consideration should be given to whether certain recommendations within them should be further reinforced and whether more nuanced information about how stories should be framed could be provided. Future revision and augmentation of the Mindframe guidelines should, as always, involve media professionals.
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