Healio (11/27, Demko) reports that in “the first published” research that examined “viewing patterns and reactions to the show ‘13 Reasons Why,’” investigators “found that about half of youth viewers presenting to a psychiatric” emergency department “with suicide-related concerns reported the series increased their suicide risk.” Included in the study were “87 parent-youth dyads – 71% of the youth were female – who completed a battery of questionnaires to examine their interaction with the show during their ED visit between July 2017 and March 2018.” The findings were published online Nov. 20 in Psychiatric Services, a publication of the American Psychiatric Association.
Related Links:
— “‘13 Reasons Why’ may influence suicide risk among vulnerable youths, “Savannah Demko, Healio, November 27, 2018.