Psychiatric News (4/30) reports, “Suicide deaths increased in the 30-day period following the suicide of Robin Williams on August 11, 2014,” researchers concluded. For the study, investigators analyzed “data from the National Center for Health Statistics” and “compared U.S. daily suicides in the 30 days before and after August 11, 2014, as well as for the same periods in 2012 and 2013.” The study revealed that “suicide deaths were between 113 and 117 a day for the 30 days before Williams’ death but increased to 142 a day in the 30-day period beginning August 12.” The findings were published online April 30 in Psychiatric Services.
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— “Suicide Deaths, Calls to Hotlines Increased Dramatically Following Robin Williams’ 2014 Suicide, Psychiatric News , April 30, 2019