Anyone who can believe suicide can spread it

Experts warn that suicides like Anthony Bourdain can create a dangerous trend for the community.

5/6/2018, people found Kate Spade's body - American fashion designer in her own apartment, the cause is suicide. After 3 days, - the famous chef who used to eat bun cha with former US President Obama in Hanoi - also hanged in a hotel room in France.

Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain.

It is unclear what causes them to make such a decision. However, many experts believe that behind these events is a great risk to the community.

They are famous people, and celebrity suicide can be a malicious trend, because suicide is contagious.

What is spread?

Disseminated suicide is a process in which suicide or self-infliction by one person or another contributes to the same behavior towards those around them, especially those who have inherited their intention to commit suicide. .

Whether a person or many people commit suicide will contribute to promoting similar behavior for people around them.

John Ackerman, an expert at the Center for Suicide Prevention and Research at Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, said: "If a person is struggling with the negative effects of depression or suicidal thoughts, they will tend to look for information about how others commit suicide, and if the suicidal person they find is an influential person in society, the desperation is even higher. "

According to a study published in the journal PLOS ONE from February 2018, the number of suicides in the United States increased by 9.85% at 4 months after Robin Williams committed suicide in 2014. This study based on monthly suicide data from CDC between 1999 and 2015.

Why do people commit suicide?

According to a WHO report, worldwide nearly 800,000 people die from suicide every year. That is, one person dies every 40 seconds. In 2015, more than 78% of suicides occurred in low- and middle-income countries.

Suicide rarely occurs without cause.

Suicide rarely occurs without cause, there is always a potential cause. For example, a family with a history of suicide, a history of child abuse, a previous attempt to commit suicide or a history of mental disorders, alcoholism or substance abuse . Or sometimes, the reason just because of despair.

It is time to join hands to help fight this problem

After the death of Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade, the Mental Health America nonprofit organization had to publish a document to reassure people.

The statement noted: "After the consequences of visible tragedies, let us come up with policies to address the root cause of why people commit suicide."

Suicide affects all of us.

The US Suicide Prevention Foundation also issued a similar statement: "For recent suicidal celebrities, it is time for us to work together to solve this problem. ".

At the same time, the statement lists steps to help prevent suicide. It includes research funding to help identify high-risk people, raise public awareness about the importance of mental health care, and fund data storage systems to serve for future research.