PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Carolina A. Klein
TI  - Live Deaths Online: Internet Suicide and Lethality
DP  - 2012 Dec 01
TA  - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
PG  - 530--536
VI  - 40
IP  - 4
4099  - http://jaapl.org/content/40/4/530.short
4100  - http://jaapl.org/content/40/4/530.full
SO  - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law2012 Dec 01; 40
AB  - The Internet provides an infinite platform for the portrayal of lethal events. Beyond mere display, however, it dispenses information, allows for participation and sharing of content, and constitutes a virtual interactive forum. The Internet may ultimately shape society's approach to perceiving and dealing with death. Thus, psychiatrists may wish to be aware of these matters so that they may be considered in assessments and clinical care. In this article, the author attempts to identify key online locations where lethality is portrayed and how it may affect the individual patient and practitioner and the population at large.