Abstract
The internet can provide valuable support for persons with suicidal tendencies. By means of the Google search engine we found and categorised 153 Dutch websites dealing with suicide. The websites relating to suicide prevention (n = 23) were scored for quality against a list of 17 quality features. The standard of the Dutch online suicide prevention websites is not optimal. Improvement is needed particularly in the find of e-help, and interactive possibilities need to be extended.
Translated title of the contribution | The quality of online suicide prevention in the Netherlands and Flanders in 2007 |
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Original language | Dutch |
Pages (from-to) | 117-122 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | 2 |
Publication status | Published - 2009 |
Keywords
- Internet
- Suicide websites