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A suicide epidemic is a large number of suicides taking place over a period of time in a manner that resembles a disease epidemic. Such epidemics have occurred in the former Soviet Union in the 1990s, [1] among police officers, [2] on Indian reservations, [3] and in Micronesia. [4] The Werther effect occurs when suicides that are made publicly known encourage others to imitate them. [5] It has been suggested that the teaching of stories such as Romeo and Juliet may encourage suicide among young people. [6]
Suicide |
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A suicide epidemic is a large number of suicides taking place over a period of time in a manner that resembles a disease epidemic. Such epidemics have occurred in the former Soviet Union in the 1990s, [1] among police officers, [2] on Indian reservations, [3] and in Micronesia. [4] The Werther effect occurs when suicides that are made publicly known encourage others to imitate them. [5] It has been suggested that the teaching of stories such as Romeo and Juliet may encourage suicide among young people. [6]