Intended for healthcare professionals

Rapid response to:

Feature Public Health

Suicide and the internet

BMJ 2008; 336 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.39525.442674.AD (Published 10 April 2008) Cite this as: BMJ 2008;336:800

Rapid Response:

Use of search engines ("web dragons")

The selection of suitable query terms is an important factor in
returning relevant information.
The selection of terms in this study did not include 'prevention', 'help',
'assistance', 'counselling' and were designed to return the sites they
retrieved.
Search engines ("web dragons") need skillful handling.

Competing interests:
None declared

Competing interests: No competing interests

20 April 2008
Dallas N Knight
Student of Health Informatics
Otago University, New Zealand