Wiener Werkstaette for Suicide Research

We are an interdisciplinary consortium of suicide researchers and one of the most active groups of suicidologists in Europe.

Research Areas

The Papageno Effect

About the protective potentials of specific prevention stories.

Werther Effect

Research on harmful effects of media portrayals about suicide.

Suicide Epidemiology

Researching prevalence of suicidal behaviors, risk & resilience factors in the population.

Means Restriction

Preventing specific suicide methods.

Paper of the month

The Role of the Narrative in Educative Suicide Awareness Materials. A Randomized Controlled Trial published in Health Communication.

RCT on "It Gets Better" videos published in LGBT Health

Randomised controlled trial on the effects of "It Gets Better" videos published in LGBT Health.