Three 15-year-old boys from County Armagh, Northern Ireland took their own lives within the past month while attending the same high school. A doctor reported that up to 12 teenage boys may have been involved in an online suicide pact where they agreed on dates to end their lives, and that internet research likely assisted the suicides. While no suicide notes were left, there was speculation of a pact arranged through online chatrooms and the involvement of pro-suicide websites. However, psychological autopsies suggest mental illness like depression is usually a factor in suicides.

1. The County Armagh Pact 2007 Does the internet have an effect on these teenagers?

3. So the big question, does the internet kill these people? No suicide notes were left, giving free rein to the rumour mill. There has been talk of a suicide pact involving as many as 12 boys, arranged via internet chatrooms, and speculation about the involvement of websites promoting suicide Mrs Browne does not entirely discount some internet involvement. However, she does not believe in the mass suicide pact theory and thinks Wayne may have been exposed to damaging websites. Her suspicion was aroused after his death when she remembered that he had suddenly stopped going online But studies of suicides - so-called psychological autopsies - suggest that mental illness, such as depression is almost always involved. The suicide risk might be increased because the like-minded group talk about it, making it a more plausible alternative.

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