People post to suicide page most often on Monday morning

People on a social media suicide support forum are most likely to post to the site between 2am and 5am on Monday morning, according to new research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London.

The study, published in BMC Psychiatry, suggests there is a clear variation in behaviour throughout the week and throughout the day and researchers say targeted support to those at risk for suicidal thoughts and behaviours can be made more readily available.

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