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Why is it important?
Suicide is a major problem in public health around the world (World Health Organization [WHO], 2014). To devise the suicide prevention programme, the analysis of suicide causes has always been the subject of research. Responsible reporting of suicidal behaviour is a population-wide preventive strategy (Niederkrotenthaler et al., 2020; World Health Organization, 2017; Zalsman et al., 2016). It can have a significant impact on public awareness and attitudes towards suicide and its prevention. The majority of studies examining the role of media in suicide and its prevention have been carried out in developed countries (Niederkrotenthaler et al., 2020). However, two-third of the suicides happens in the low and middle-income countries (WHO, 2014) where the assessment of the media reporting has been under-addressed.
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This page is a summary of: Media reporting of suicide in Muslim countries, Mental Health Religion & Culture, October 2020, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2020.1825362.
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