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ERIC Number: EJ548665
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0363-0234
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The Kurt Cobain Suicide Crisis: Perspectives from Research, Public Health, and the News Media.
Jobes, David A.; And Others
Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, v26 n3 p260-71 Fall 1996
Provides a brief overview of musician Kurt Cobain's life and one community's response to his suicide. Comments on the apparent lack of possible copycat suicides following the suicide. Presents two perspectives, drawn from public health and the news media, regarding the role of media influence on copycat suicides. (RJM)
Descriptors: Crisis Management, Hotlines (Public), Mass Media Use, News Media, Psychological Patterns, Public Health, Suicide, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Washington
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