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Psychiatry Series: Suicide and the Media

Assoc Prof Dr Amer Siddiq bin Amer Nordin, Consultant Psychiatrist, University Malaya Medical Centre

07-Mar-19 16:00

Psychiatry Series: Suicide and the Media

How suicide is reported or portrayed in the media has a huge impact on people who are watching or reading it. Assoc Prof Dr Amer Siddiq bin Amer Nordin, Consultant Psychiatrist from University Malaya Medical Centre, discusses the responsibility of the media to portray suicide in a sensitive manner.

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Produced by: Kelly Anissa

Presented by: Tee Shiao Eek


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