Background There is concern that the internet is playing an increasing role in self-harm and
suicide. In this study we systematically review and analyse research literature to determine …

… and small sample sizes, meaning results cannot be generalized to the wider self-harm
website-using population and highlighting the need for further research. Websites vary greatly in …

… Except for content that is explicitly offering instruction or encouragement to act, our results
suggest that for most content the power to affect outcomes does not lie in the content itself; the …

… For example, they need to determine whether the young person has ever visited a web site
to talk about suicide or self-harm? If so, when, how often?; what they do; which sites they like …

… viewing or sharing of web-based self-harm or suicidal behavior–… of self-harm, the impact of
posting images or videos of self-… The power of the image primarily centered on their ability to “…

… The participants accounts of self-harm and suicide websites challenge the power of
mental health services by proposing these sites as an accessible and effective alternative to …

… to self-harming behaviours [9], as well as relevant content of videos on a popular sharing
website … returned varied according to the suicide/self-harm-related search terms use and almost …

… with self-harm. Method: We asked 1,198 adult and 315 child and adolescent patients presenting
to hospital following self-harm … to the general self-harm patient population because only …

… the term self-harm to refer to individuals who have harmed with … self-harm, past year frequency,
motivations for self-harm on the most recent occasion, lifetime history of suicidal self-harm …

… This website was utilised as the study aimed to elicit the lived … engaged in online self-harm
communities. Adverts were … The power of the image as part of the ritualistic practice of self…