Television also influences suicidal behaviour. Philips (7) showed an increase in suicide
up to 10 days after television news reports of cases of suicide. As in the printed media, highly
publicized stories that appear in multiple programmes on multiple channels seem to carry the
greatest impact - all the more so if they involve celebrities. However, there are conflicting reports
about the impact of fictional programmes: some show no effect, while others cause an increase
in suicidal behaviour (8).