Crisis text patterns in youth following the release of 13 Reasons Why Season 2 and celebrity suicides: A case study of summer 2018.

ABSTRACT: There is considerable debate in the public arena and among the professional mental health community around the media's role in increasing suicide risk following exposure to suicide-themed media in youth. A recent example involves the concerning reaction to the release of Netflix's controversial hit teen-suicide drama 13 Reasons Why. This follow-up study examined the association between the release of 13 Reasons Why Season 2 (13RW2), which coincided with two celebrity suicides, and national trends in crisis-related text conversations. We implemented an interrupted time series design to examine changes in daily counts of crisis texts aggregated at the national level following two events: (1) the release of 13RW2 and (2) celebrity suicide deaths of Anthony Bourdain

SUBMITTER: Sugg MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6849446 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature