Benedikt Till | Wiener Werkstaette for Suicide Research

Selected Publications

Till B, Braun M, Gahbauer S, Reisinger N, Schwenzner E, Niederkrotenthaler T. (2020). Content analysis of suicide-related online portrayals: changes in contents retrieved with search engines in the United States and Austria from 2013 to 2018. Journal of Affective Disorders, 271, 300-309. 10.1016/j.jad.2020.03.063.

Till B, Arendt F, Scherr S, Niederkrotenthaler T. (2019). Effect of educative suicide prevention news articles featuring experts with vs without personal experience of suicidal ideation: A randomized controlled trial of the Papageno effect. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 80(1), 17m11975. 10.4088/JCP.17m11975.

Till B, Tran US, Voracek M, Niederkrotenthaler T. (2017). Beneficial and harmful effects of educative suicide prevention websites: randomised controlled trial exploring Papageno _v_. Werther effects. British Journal of Psychiatry, 211(2), 109-115." 10.1192/bjp.bp.115.177394.

Till B, Strauss M, Sonneck G, Niederkrotenthaler T. (2015). Determining the effects of films with suicidal content: a laboratory experiment. British Journal of Psychiatry, 207(1), 72-78. 10.1192/bjp.bp.114.152827.

Wiener Werkstætte Publications

2024

Kirchner S, Till B, Laido Z, Niederkrotenthaler T. (2024). Suicide-related media reporting with a focus on sexual and gender minority identities - a content analysis of the quality of reporting. Crisis - The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 45(5), 339-347. 10.1027/0227-5910/a000956.

Niederkrotenthaler T, Metzler H, Laido Z, Till B, Lake AM, Noble E, Chowdhury S, Gonzalez F, Garcia D, Draper J, Murphy S, Gould M. (2024). 'Breaking the Silence' suicide prevention media campaign in Oregon, April 7-14, 2019: Content analysis of broadcast, print and online media items and social media. Crisis - The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 45(5), 330-338. 10.1027/0227-5910/a000955.

Niederkrotenthaler T, Tran US, Till B. (2024). Associations of suicide referents with different moral connotation with actual suicides: Time series analysis. Crisis, 45(4):280-286. 10.1027/0227-5910/a000946.

Niederkrotenthaler T, Tran US, Till B, Pirkis J, Sinyor M. (2024). Re: Romer D. Seasonal suicide trends in adolescents in the US: Did they explain the apparent effect of the Netflix show 13 Reasons Why? Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2023 Apr;53(2):207-218 [Letter to the Editor]. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 54(1), 173-176. 10.1111/sltb.13014.

Till B, Arendt F, Rothauer P, Niederkrotenthaler T. (2024). The role of the narrative in educative suicide awareness materials: A randomized controlled trial. Health Communication,39(2):403-416. 10.1080/10410236.2023.2167580.

Till B, Hofhansl A, Niederkrotenthaler T. (2024). Effects of the mental health promotion seminar 'Coping with stress' in the undergraduate medical curriculum of the Medical University of Vienna. BMC Medical Education, 24(41). 10.1186/s12909-023-05019-0.

2023

Arendt F, Till B, Voracek M, Kirchner S, Sonneck G, Naderer B, Pürcher P, Niederkrotenthaler T. (2023). ChatGPT, artificial intelligence, and suicide prevention: A call for a targeted and concerted research effort. Crisis 44(5):367-370. 10.1027/0227-5910/a000915.

Braun M, Till B, Pirkis J, Niederkrotenthaler T. (2023). Effects of suicide prevention videos developed by and targeting adolescents: A randomized controlled trial. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 32, 847–857. 10.1007/s00787-021-01911-6.

Niederkrotenthaler T, Tran US, Baginski H, Sinyor M, Strauss MJ, Summer SA, Voracek M, Till B, Murphy S, Gonzalez F, Gould M, Garcia D, Draper J, Metzler H. (2023). Association of 7 million+ tweets featuring suicide-related content with daily calls to the Suicide Prevention Lifeline and with suicides; United States, 2016-2018. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 57(7), 994-1003. 10.1177/00048674221126649.

Till B, Arendt F, Rothauer P, Niederkrotenthaler T. (2023). The Role of the Narrative in Educative Suicide Awareness Materials: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Health Communication, 19;1-14. Online ahead of print. 10.1080/10410236.2023.2167580.

2022

Kirchner S, Till B, Ploederl M, Niederkrotenthaler T. (2022). Effects of “It Gets Better” Suicide Prevention Videos on Youth Identifying as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, or Other Sexual or Gender Minorities: A Randomized Controlled Trial. LGBT Health, 9(6), 436-446. 10.1089/lgbt.2021.0383.

Law PCF, San Too L, Hill NTM, Robinson J, Gould M, Occhipinti JA, Spittal MJ, Witt K, Sinyor M, Till B, Osgood N, Prodan A, Zahan R, Pirkis J. (2022). A pilot case-control study of the social media activity following cluster and non-cluster suicides in Australia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(1), 343. 10.3390/ijerph19010343.

Niederkrotenthaler T, Laido Z, Gould M, Lake AM, Sinyor M, Kirchner S, Brain M, Chowdhury S, Gonzalez F, Draper J, Murphy S, Till B. (2022). Associations of suicide-related media reporting characteristics with help-seeking and suicide in Oregon and Washington. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 00048674221146474. Online ahead of print. 10.1177/00048674221146474.

Niederkrotenthaler T, Till B, Kirchner S, Sinyor M, Braun M, Pirkis J, Tran US, Voracek M, Arendt F, Ftanou M, Kovacs R, King K, Schlichthorst M, Stack S, Spittal MJ. (2022). Effects of media stories of hope and recovery on suicidal ideation and help-seeking attitudes and intentions: Systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Lancet Public Health, 7(2), e156-e168. 10.1016/S2468-2667(21)00274-7.

Niederkrotenthaler T, Tran US, Baginski H, Sinyor M, Strauss MJ, Sumner SA, Voracek M, Till B, Murphy S, Gonzalez F, Gould M, Garcia D, Draper J, Metzler H. (2022). Association of 7 million+ tweets featuring suicide-related content with daily calls to the Suicide Prevention Lifeline and with suicides, United States, 2016-2018. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. Online ahead of print. 10.1177/00048674221126649.

Till B, Niederkrotenthaler T. (2022). Romantic relationships and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in Austria: a population-based cross-sectional survey. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 857329. 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.857329.

2021

Capron DW, Andel R, Voracek M, Till B, Niederkrotenthaler T, Bauer BW, Anestis MD, Tran US. (2021). Time-series analyses of firearm-related Google searches and United States suicide rates 2004-2016. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior. 10.1111/sltb.12728.

Eisenwort B, Fernandez Arias P, Klier C, Till B. (2021). News media representations of women who kill their newly born children. Archives of Women's Mental Health. 10.1007/s00737-021-01148-x.

Niederkrotenthaler T, Baumgartner J, Kautzky A, Fellinger M, Jahn R, Wippel A, Koch M, König-Castillo D, Höflich A, Slamanig R, Topitz A, Wancata J, Till B. (2021). Effects of media stories featuring coping with suicidal crises on psychiatric patients: Randomized controlled trial. Eur Psychiatry. 64(1):e70. 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.2244.

Niederkrotenthaler T, Kirchner S, Till B, Sinyor M, Tran US, Pirkis J, Spittal MJ. (2021). Systematic review and meta-analyses of suicidal outcomes following fictional portrayals of suicide and suicide attempt in entertainment media. EClinicalMedicine, 36, 100922. 10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.100922.

Niederkrotenthaler T, Laido Z, Kirchner S, Braun M, Metzler H, Waldhör T, Strauss MJ, Garcia D, Till B. (2021). Mental health over nine months during the SARS-CoV2 pandemic: Representative cross-sectional survey in twelve waves between April and December 2020 in Austria. Journal of Affective Disorders, 296, 49-58. 10.1016/j.jad.2021.08.153.

Niederkrotenthaler T, Tran US, Gould M, Sinyor M, Sumner S, Strauss MJ, Voracek M, Till B, Murphy S, Gonzalez F, Spittal MJ, Draper J. (2021). Association of Logic’s Hip Hop Song 1-800-273-8255 with Lifeline Calls and Suicides in the United States: Interrupted Time-Series Analysis. BMJ 375:e067726. 10.1136/bmj-2021-067726.

Till B, Arendt F, Niederkrotenthaler T. (2021). Effects of media portrayals of alleged malpractice in psychiatry and response strategies to mitigate reputational dam- age: Randomized controlled trial. J Psychiatr. Res. 138:456-62.

Till B, Niederkrotenthaler T. (2021). Medieneinflüsse auf suizidales Erleben und Verhalten [Media effects on suicidal experience and behavior]. In Teismann T, Forkmann T, Glaesmer H (eds.), Suizidales Erleben und Verhalten. Cologne, Germany: Psychiatrie-Verlag.

2020

Braun M, Kirchner S, Leitgeb S, Niederkrotenthaler T, Till B. (2020). _SARS CoV-2: Mental Health in Österreich: Ausgewählte Ergebnisse_ [SARS CoV-2: Mental Health in Austria: Selected results]. Public Health Report, available from: https://www.suizidforschung.at/mental-health-surveys/

Braun M, Till B, Pirkis J, Niederkrotenthaler T. (2020). Suicide prevention videos developed by and for adolescents: A qualitative study. Crisis – The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 1-7. 10.1027/0227-5910/a000696.

Kirchner S, Till B, Plöderl M, Niederkrotenthaler T. (2020). “It Gets Better” videos for suicide prevention in LGBTIQ+ adolescents: Content analysis of German-language videos. Crisis – The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention. 10.1027/0227-5910/a000691.

Kirchner S, Till B, Plöderl M, Niederkrotenthaler T. (2020). Perceptions of LGBQ youth and experts of suicide prevention video messages targeting LGBQ youth: Qualitative study. BMC Public Health, 20, 1845. 10.1186/s12889-020-09853-5.

Laido Z, Till B, Niederkrotenthaler T. (2020). Short-term effects of media reports on terrorism that are consistent vs. not consistent with media recommendations on mass shootings: A randomized controlled trial. Suicide & Life-Threatening Behavior, 50(5), 948-962. 10.1111/sltb.12636.

Niederkrotenthaler T, Schacherl R, Till B. (2020). Communication about suicide in YouTube videos: Content analysis of German-language videos retrieved with method-and help-related search terms. Psychiatry Research, 290, 113170. 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113170.

Niederkrotenthaler T, Sinyor M, Till B. (2020). Response to: Ignoring data delays our reaction to emerging public health tragedies like „13 Reasons Why“. JAMA Psychiatry, 77(1), 103. (letter). 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2019.2758.

Niederkrotenthaler T, Till B. (2020). Effects of awareness material featuring depressed and suicidal individuals on an audience with depressive symptoms: Randomized controlled trial. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 66, 101515. 10.1016/j.jbtep.2019.101515.

Niederkrotenthaler T, Till B. (2020). Effects of suicide awareness materials on individuals with recent suicidal ideation or attempt: Randomized controlled online trial. British Journal of Psychiatry, 217(6), 693-700. 10.1192/bjp.2019.259.

Niederkrotenthaler T, Till B, Grabenhofer-Eggerth A. (2020). Papageno-Medienpreis für suizidpräventive Berichterstattung [The Papageno Media Award for suicide-preventative reporting]. Psychologie in Österreich, 40, 44-48

Reidenberg D, Niederkrotenthaler T, Sinyor M, Bridge JA, Till B. (2020). 13 Reasons Why: The evidence is in and cannot be ignored. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 59(9), 1016-1018. 10.1016/j.jaac.2020.01.019.

Sinyor M, Tran US, Garcia D, Till B, Voracek M, Niederkrotenthaler T. (2020). Suicide mortality in the United States following the suicides of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain_. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. Advance online publication. 10.1177/0004867420976844.

Till B, Arendt F, Zeiler M, Zechmeister-Koss I, Nowotny M, Fox A, Grabenhofer-Eggerth A. (2020). Forschungs- und Präventionsaspekte im Public Mental Health Bereich – Symposium der ÖGPH-Kompetenzgruppe Public Mental Health [Research and prevention ascpects in public mental health – symposium of the ÖGPH competence group public mental health]. Das Gesundheitswesen, 82, 445-446. (abstract).

Till B, Niederkrotenthaler T. (2020). Die Wirkung von Aufklärungsmaterialien über Suizid auf Personen mit rezenten Suizidgedanken oder Suizidversuchen [Effects of suicide awareness materials on individuals with recent suicidal ideation or attempt]. Das Gesundheitswesen, 82, 446. (abstract).

Till B, Tran US, Niederkrotenthaler T. (2020). The impact of educative news articles about suicide prevention: A randomized controlled trial. Health Communication. 10.1080/10410236.2020.1813953.

2019

Niederkrotenthaler T, Stack S, Till B, Sinyor M, Pirkis J, Garcia D, Rockett IRH, Tran US. (2019). Association of increased youth suicides in the United States with the release of 13 Reasons Why. JAMA Psychiatry, 76(9), 933-940. 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2019.0922.

Niederkrotenthaler T, Till B. (2019). „Tote Mädchen lügen nicht“: Studienergebnisse zeigen Anstieg an Suiziden unter Jugendlichen in den Vereinigten Staaten [„13 Reasons Why“: Study results show an increase in suicides among adolescents in the United States]. Suizidprophylaxe, 46(3), 112-113.

Niederkrotenthaler T, Till B. (2019). Suicide and the media: From Werther to Papageno effects – A selective literature review. Suicidologi, 24(2), 4-12.

Niederkrotenthaler T, Till B. (2019). Tote Mädchen lügen nicht [13 Reasons Why]. CliniCum neuropsy, 4, 20.

Niederkrotenthaler T, Till B. (2019). Types of stressors on non-professional against-suicide and pro-suicide message boards: content analysis. Crisis – The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 40(4), 257-264. 10.1027/0227-5910/a000562.

Niederkrotenthaler T, Till B, Garcia D. (2019). Celebrity suicide on Twitter: Activity, content and network analysis related to the death of Swedish DJ Tim Bergling alias Avicii. Journal of Affective Disorders, 245, 848-855. 10.1016/j.jad.2018.11.071.

Till B, Fraissler M, Voracek M, Tran US, Niederkrotenthaler T. (2019). Associations between suicide risk factors and favorite songs: Content analysis and cross-sectional study. Crisis – The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 40(1), 7-14. 10.1027/0227-5910/a000523.

Till B, Niederkrotenthaler T. (2019). Medien und Suizid: Der aktuelle Forschungsstand zum Werther- und Papageno-Effekt – Eine Übersichtsarbeit [Media and Suicide: Current State of Research on Werther and Papageno effect – A Literature Review]. Psychotherapie Forum, 23(3-4), 120-128. 10.1007/s00729-019-00125-1.

Till B, Vesely C, Mairhofer D, Braun M, Niederkrotenthaler T. (2019). Reports of adolescent psychiatric outpatients on the impact of the TV series ’13 Reasons Why’: A qualitative study. Journal of Adolescent Health, 64, 414-415. (letter). 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2018.11.021.

Van den Nest M, Till B, Niederkrotenthaler T. (2019). Comparing indicators of suicidality among users in different types of nonprofessional suicide message boards – a linguistic analysis. Crisis – The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 40(2), 125-133. 10.1027/0227-5910/a000540.

2018

Arendt F, Scherr S, Niederkrotenthaler T, Krallmann S, Till B. (2018). Effects of awareness material on suicide-related knowledge and the intention to provide adequate help to suicidal individuals. Crisis – The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 39(1), 47-54. 10.1027/0227-5910/a000474.

Arendt F, Scherr S, Niederkrotenthaler T, Till B. (2018). The role of language in suicide reporting: Investigating the influence of problematic suicide referents. Social Science & Medicine, 208, 165-171. 10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.02.008.

Eisenwort B, Aslan H, Yesilyurt SN, Till B, Klier CM. (2018). Sprachentwicklung bei Kindern mit Migrationshintergrund und elterliches Vorlesen [Language acquisition in children with migration background and parental reading to children]. Zeitschrift für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie 46(2), 99-106. 10.1024/1422-4917/a000500.

Till B, Niederkrotenthaler T. (2018). Umgang mit eigenem Stress [Coping with own stress]. In U. Kunze & K. Wittmann (Eds.), Der Mensch in Umwelt, Familie und Gesellschaft (pp. 152-154). Vienna: Facultas.

Till B, Niederkrotenthaler T. (2018). Werther- und Papageno-Effekt durch Suiziddarstellungen im Internet – Suizidgefahr durch neue Medien? [Werther and Papageno effect triggered by suicide portrayals on the Internet – suicide risk via new media?]. Spectrum Psychiatrie, 3, 26-29.

Till B, Niederkrotenthaler T. (2018). Wie das Internet Suizidverhalten beeinflusst [How the Internet impacts suicidal behavior]. Ärzte Krone, 24, 26-27.

Till B, Wild TA, Arendt F, Scherr S, Niederkrotenthaler T. (2018). Associations of tabloid newspaper use with endorsement of suicide myths, suicide-related knowledge, and stigmatizing attitudes toward suicidal individuals. Crisis – The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 39(6), 428-437. 10.1027/0227-5910/a000516.

2017

Arendt F, Scherr S, Till B, Prinzellner Y, Hines K, Niederkrotenthaler T. (2017). Suicide on TV: minimising the risk to vulnerable viewers. British Medical Journal, 358, j3876. 10.1136/bmj.j3876.

Krysinska K, Westerlund M, Niederkrotenthaler T, Andriessen K, Carli V, Hadlaczky G, Till B, Wasserman D. (2017). A mapping study on the Internet and suicide. Crisis – The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 38(4), 217-226. 10.1027/0227-5910/a000444.

Laido Z, Voracek M, Till B, Pietschnig J, Eisenwort B, Dervic K, Sonneck G, Niederkrotenthaler T. (2017). The epidemiology of suicide among children and youth in Austria, 2001-2014. Wiener klinische Wochenschrift – The Central European Journal of Medicine, 129(3), 121-128. 10.1007/s00508-016-1092-8.

Till B. (2017). The impact of suicide portrayals in films on audiences: A qualitative study. In T. Niederkrotenthaler & S. Stack (Eds.), Media & suicide: International perspectives on research, theory, & policy (pp. 171-181). Piscataway, NJ: Transaction Books.

Till B, Tran US, Niederkrotenthaler T. (2017). “Relationship satisfaction and risk factors for suicide”: Correction to Till et al., 2016. Crisis, 38(1), 63-63. 10.1027/0227-5910/a000437.

Till B, Tran US, Niederkrotenthaler T. (2017). Relationship satisfaction and risk factors for suicide. Crisis – The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 38(1), 7-16. 10.1027/0227-5910/a000407.

Tran US, Andel R, Niederkrotenthaler T, Till B, Ajdacic-Gross V, Voracek M. (2017). Low validity of Google Trends for behavioral forecasting of national suicide rates. PLoS ONE, 12(8), e0183149. 10.1371/journal.pone.0183149.

2016

Arendt F, Till B, Niederkrotenthaler T. (2016). Effects of suicide awareness material on implicit suicide cognition: A laboratory experiment. Health Communication, 31(6), 718-726. 10.1080/10410236.2014.993495.

Laido Z, Voracek M, Till B, Pietschnig J, Eisenwort B, Dervic K, Sonneck G, Niederkrotenthaler T. (2016). Epidemiology of suicides among children and adolescents in Austria, 2001-2014. Wiener klinische Wochenschrift, 2016 Oct 14. 10.1007/s00508-016-1092-8.

Niederkrotenthaler T, Gould M, Sonneck G, Stack S, Till B. (2016). Predictors of psychological improvement on non-professional suicide message boards: Content analysis. Psychological Medicine, 46(16), 3429-3442. 10.1017/S003329171600221X.

Niederkrotenthaler T, Till B. (2016). Die Rolle der Online-Medien für die Suizidprävention [The role of online media in suicide prevention]. In SUPRA (Ed.), Suizid und Suizidprävention in Österreich: Bericht 2015 (pp. 21-28). Vienna: Federal Ministry of Health.

Niederkrotenthaler T, Till B. (2016). Die Rollen der Medien im Rahmen von SUPRA (Suizidprävention Austria) [The role of the media in the frame of SUPRA (Suicide Prevention Austria)]. Suizidprophylaxe, 43(2), 60-65.

Niederkrotenthaler T, Till B. (2016). Medienberichte können wichtigen Beitrag leisten [Media reports can render an important contribution]. Ärzte Woche, 1-2, 12. (Letter).

Niederkrotenthaler T, Tran US, Till B. (2016). Werther vs. Papageno effect online: Randomized controlled trial of the impact of educative suicide prevention websites on suicide risk factors. European Journal of Public Health, 26(suppl. 1), 241. (abstract). 10.1093/eurpub/ckw171.007.

Till B. (2016). Eberhard Hauschildt / Bernd D. Blömeke: Telefonseelsorge interdisziplinär [Eberhard Hauschildt / Bernd Blömeke: Telephone emergency services interdisciplinary]. Suizidprophylaxe, 43(3), 106. (book review).

Till B, Niederkrotenthaler T. (2016). Das Internet als gesellschaftlicher Raum, in dem Gesundheit thematisiert wird: Beispiel Suizidalität und Suizidprävention [The Internet as social space where health is discussed: The example of suicidality and suicide prevention]. In K. Wittmann & R. Schoberberger (Eds.), Der Mensch in Umwelt, Familie und Gesellschaft (pp.. 236-240). Vienna: Facultas.

Till B, Tran US, Voracek M, Niederkrotenthaler T. (2016). Music and suicidality: A study on associations between music preferences and risk factors of suicide. Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 72(4), 340-356. 10.1177/0030222815575284.

Till B, Truong F, Mar RA, Niederkrotenthaler T. (2016). Blurred world view: A study on the relationship between television viewing and the perception of the justice system. Death Studies, 40(9), 538-546. 10.1080/07481187.2016.1186761.

2015

Niederkrotenthaler T, Arendt F, Till B. (2015). Predicting intentions to read suicide awareness stories: The role of depression and characteristics of the suicidal role model. Crisis – The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 36(6), 399-406. 10.1027/0227-5910/a000344.

Niederkrotenthaler T, Till B. (2015). Suizid und Medien – die Bedeutung der Medien in der Suizidprävention [Suicide and media – the role of the media in suicide prevention]. Spectrum Psychiatrie, 4, 11-13.

Till B, Niederkrotenthaler T. (2015). Reply to ‘Methodological considerations in determining the effects of films with suicidal content‘. British Journal of Psychiatry, 207(6), 562-563. (letter). 10.1192/bjp.207.6.562a.

Till B, Stein C, Niederkrotenthaler T. (2015). Suizidrisiko steigt mit dem Alter stark an [Suicide risk increases strongly with age]. Ärzte Krone, 9, 22-24.

2014

Eisenwort B, Till B, Hinterbuchinger B, Niederkrotenthaler T. (2014). Sociable, mentally disturbed women and angry, rejected men: Cultural scripts for the suicidal behavior of women and men in the Austrian print media. Sex Roles, 71(5), 246-260. 10.1007/s11199-014-0395-3.

Niederkrotenthaler T, Reidenberg D, Till B, Gould M. (2014). Increasing help-seeking and referrals for individuals at risk for suicide by decreasing stigma: The role of mass media. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 47(3), 235-243. 10.1016/j.amepre.2014.06.010.

Till B, Niederkrotenthaler T. (2014). Positive und negative Aspekte des Internets für die Suizidprävention [Positive and negative aspects of the Internet for suicide prevention]. Suizidprophylaxe, 41(3), 96-106.

Till B, Niederkrotenthaler T. (2014). Surfing for suicide methods and help: Content analysis of websites retrieved with search engines in Austria and in the United States. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 75(8), 886-892. 10.4088/JCP.13m08861.

Till B, Niederkrotenthaler T. (2014). Vom Werther- zum Papageno-Effekt. Die Rollen von Medien in der Suizidprävention [From Werther to Papageno effect. The role of the media in suicide prevention]. JATROS – Neurologie & Psychiatrie, 6, 27-30.

Till B, Tran US, Voracek M, Sonneck G, Niederkrotenthaler T. (2014). Associations between film preferences and risk factors for suicide: An online survey. PLOS ONE, 9(7), e102293. 10.1371/journal.pone.0102293.

2013

Niederkrotenthaler T, Till B, Eisenwort B, Pusswald G. (2013). Assessment von Demenz und Depression [Assessment of Dementia and Depression]. In: T. E. Dorner (Ed.), Public Health. Von den Gesundheitsbedürfnissen der Gesellschaft zu klinischen Implikationen (p. 300-307). Vienna: Facultas.

Till B, Herberth A, Sonneck G, Vitouch P, Niederkrotenthaler T. (2013). Who identifies with suicidal film characters? Determinants of identification with suicidal protagonists of drama films. Psychiatria Danubina, 25(2), 158-162.

Till B, Herberth A, Voracek M, Sonneck G, Vitouch P, Niederkrotenthaler T. (2013). Die Wirkung von Filmen mit Suiziddarstellungen auf die emotionale Befindlichkeit der Zuschauer und der Einfluss von Rezeptionsmodalitäten und Coping-Strategien [The impact of suicide portrayals in films on viewers‘ emotional well-being and the mediating effects of emotional modes of reception and coping strategies]. Suizidprophylaxe, 40(3), 107-117.

Till B, Sonneck G, Baldauf G, Steiner E, Niederkrotenthaler T. (2013). Reasons to love life: Effects of a suicide awareness campaign on the utilization of a telephone emergency line in Austria. Crisis – The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 34(6), 382-389. 10.1027/0227-5910/a000212.

Till B, Vitouch P, Herberth A, Sonneck G, Niederkrotenthaler T. (2013). Personal suicidality in the reception of and identification with suicidal film characters. Death Studies, 37(4), 383-392. 10.1080/07481187.2012.673531.

Till B, Voracek M, Herberth A, Strauss M, Etzersdorfer E, Eisenwort B, Sonneck G, Niederkrotenthaler T. (2013). The role of interviews with health professionals in the media in suicide prevention. Archives of Suicide Research, 17(1), 88-89. (letter). 10.1080/13811118.2013.748419.

2012

Eisenwort B, Hermann A, Till B, Niederkrotenthaler T. (2012). Darstellung von Suizidalität in deutschsprachigen Jugendmedien in Österreich und ihr Einfluss auf die Suizidprävalenz [Suicide reporting in German print and online media for adolescents in Austria and possible effects on suicide prevalence]. Zeitschrift für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie, 40(4), 251-261. 10.1024/1422-4917/a000178.

Till B (Co-author). (2012). Suizid – Klischee und Wirklichkeit [Suicide – cliché and reality]. In G. Sonneck, N. Kapusta, G. Tomandl & M. Voracek (Eds.), Krisenintervention und Suizidverhütung (pp. 256-288). Vienna: Facultas.

Till B, Vitouch P. (2012). Capital punishment in films: The impact of death penalty portrayals on viewers’ mood and attitude towards capital punishment. International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 24(3), 387-399. 10.1093/ijpor/edr051.

2011

Niederkrotenthaler T, Till B. (2011). Role of media reports in completed and prevented suicide: Papageno vs. Werther effects. Chinese Mental Health Journal, 25(9), 71. (abstract).

Till B. (2011). Role of personal suicidality in the reception of and identification with suicidal film characters: A laboratory experiment. Chinese Mental Health Journal, 25(9), 56. (abstract).

Till B, Niederkrotenthaler T, Herberth A, Voracek M, Sonneck G, Vitouch P. (2011). Coping and film reception: A study on the impact of film dramas and the mediating effects of emotional modes of film reception and coping strategies. Journal of Media Psychology, 23(3), 149-160. 10.1027/1864-1105/a000048.

2010

Niederkrotenthaler T, Voracek M, Herberth A, Till B, Strauss M, Etzersdorfer E, Eisenwort B, Sonneck G. (2010). Role of media reports in completed and prevented suicide: Werther v. Papageno effects. British Journal of Psychiatry, 197(3), 234-243. 10.1192/bjp.bp.109.074633.

Niederkrotenthaler T, Voracek M, Herberth A, Till B, Strauss M, Etzersdorfer E, Eisenwort B, Sonneck G. (2010). Papageno v Werther effect. British Medical Journal, 341, 5841. (letter). 10.1136/bmj.c5841.

Till B, Niederkrotenthaler T, Herberth A, Vitouch P, Sonneck G. (2010). Suicide in films: The impact of suicide portrayals on non-suicidal viewers’ well-being and the effectiveness of censorship. Suicide & Life-Threatening Behavior, 40(4), 319-327. 10.1521/suli.2010.40.4.319.

2009

Niederkrotenthaler T, Till B, Herberth A, Kapusta ND, Voracek M, Dervic K, Etzersdorfer E, Sonneck G. (2009). Can media effects counteract legislation reforms? The case of adolescent firearm suicides in the wake of the Austrian firearm legislation. Journal of Adolescent Health, 44(1), 90-93. 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.05.010.

Niederkrotenthaler T, Till B, Herberth A, Voracek M, Kapusta ND, Etzersdorfer E, Strauss M, Sonneck G. (2009). The gap between suicide characteristics in the print media and in the population. European Journal of Public Health, 19(4), 361-364. 10.1093/eurpub/ckp034.

Niederkrotenthaler T, Till B, Kapusta ND, Voracek M, Dervic K, Sonneck G. (2009). Copycat effects after media reports on suicide: A population-based ecologic study. Social Science & Medicine, 69(7), 1085-1090. 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.07.041.

2008

Herberth A, Niederkrotenthaler T, Till B, [Eds]. (2008). Suizidalität in den Medien / Suicidality in the media: Interdisziplinäre Betrachtungen / Interdisciplinary contributions. Münster: LIT.

Till B, Vitouch P. (2008). On the impact of suicide portrayal in films: Preliminary results. In A. Herberth, T. Niederkotenthaler & B. Till (Eds.), Suizidalität in den Medien / Suicidality in the media: Interdisziplinäre Betrachtungen / Interdisciplinary contributions (pp. 69-77). Münster, Germany: LIT.