Letter to the Editor June 1, 2001

Internet-Observed Suicide Attempts

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J Clin Psychiatry 2001;62(6):478

Article Abstract

Letter to the Editor

Sir: The Internet has a powerful impact on society and psychiatry. It offers suicide prevention services and has even become a source of information about how to commit suicide. We report 2 separate cases in which threats of suicide were made somewhat indirectly and discovered over the Internet.