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Re:Suicide on Campus and the Pressure of Perfection by DanBC on Monday September 07, 2015 @02:16AM (#10180292)
We need to talk about suicide but articles like this possibly raise risk. The detailed description of a person and her reasons; mention of methods; mention of locations; etc all are possibly harmful.

That leading photo is of an exhibition that IMO would significantly increase risk.

The author makes no mention of gender differences in rates of completed suicide (far more common in males). (And it's not just a difference in methods).

Most of the article is speculation - sometimes by people working in suicide prevention but still speculation. It would be nice to see more rigorous research being used.

There are some good bits about the article: there's a message of hope.

But not including the contact details of suicide prevention services in an article like this is dangerous and irresponsible.

Re:Suicide on Campus and the Pressure of Perfection by hkmurakami on Monday September 07, 2015 @02:38AM (#10180344)
Case in point: "The Complete Manual of Suicide" (Kanzen Jisatsu Manual -- 完全自殺マニュアル) which many people in Japan have used to great effect.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Complete_Manual_of_Suicide

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2059673.Kanzen_Jisatsu_Ma...