Notredame Charles-Edouard, Saint-Dizier Chloé, Lamer Antoine, Nogue Erika, Fares Emile, Lemdani Mohamed, Vaiva Guillauma, Courtet Philippe, Olié Emilie
Department of Psychiatry, National Coordination Team of the 3114, CHU Lille, Lille, France.
Lille Neuroscience & Cognition (LilNCog), University of Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, U1172, Lille, France.
Eur Psychiatry. 2025 Jan 9;68(1):e14. doi: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2024.1805.
On January 9, 2022, Belgian pop singer Stromae performed his new hit "L'enfer" live on French TV. The song addresses his personal struggles with suicidal ideation. To evaluate the impact of Stromae's performance, we modeled the evolution of hospital admission rates for suicide attempts (SAs) in France, calls to the national suicide prevention helpline (3114), and Twitter publications mentioning the singer or the helpline. We employed the Gombay test to identify change points within each time series. We identified a significant increase in mean SA rates among women aged 20-24 years 6 days after the singer's performance. No similar effect was observed in the general population or other young age groups. The show was immediately followed by a peak in tweets referring to the singer, while Twitter activity related to the 3114 remained modest. We did not observe any increase in calls to the helpline. Celebrity testimonies about suicidal experiences can help alleviate stigma but should be accompanied by prevention messages to reduce the risk of contagion.
2022年1月9日，比利时流行歌手斯特罗梅在法国电视台现场演唱了他的新热门歌曲《地狱》。这首歌讲述了他与自杀念头作斗争的个人经历。为了评估斯特罗梅此次演出的影响，我们对法国自杀未遂（SA）的住院率变化、拨打全国自杀预防热线（3114）的情况以及推特上提及该歌手或热线的发文进行了建模。我们采用贡贝检验来确定每个时间序列中的变化点。我们发现，在歌手演出6天后，20至24岁女性的平均自杀未遂率显著上升。在普通人群或其他年轻年龄组中未观察到类似影响。演出结束后，提及该歌手的推文立即达到峰值，而与3114相关的推特活动仍然较少。我们没有观察到拨打热线的人数有任何增加。名人关于自杀经历的证言有助于减轻污名，但应同时附上预防信息，以降低传染风险。
