ArticleCanadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie2019
Suicides in Young People in Ontario Following the Release of "13 Reasons Why".
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- Towards the Influence of Media on Suicidality: A Systematic Review of Netflix's 'Thirteen Reasons Why'.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Quantitative Methods to Detect Suicide and Self-Harm Clusters: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Epidemiology of suicide among Austrian children and adolescents: 2015-2024.Wiener klinische Wochenschrift · 2026Article
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- Changes in Media Reporting Quality and Suicides Following National Media Engagement on Responsible Reporting of Suicide in Canada: Changements de la Qualité des reportages dans les médias sur les suicides suite à l'engagement des médias nationaux à la déclaration responsable du suicide au Canada.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2024Observational
- Emergency department visits for self-harm in adolescents after release of the Netflix series '13 Reasons Why'.The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry · 2022Article
- Systematic review and meta-analyses of suicidal outcomes following fictional portrayals of suicide and suicide attempt in entertainment media.EClinicalMedicine · 2021Article
- How Search Engines Handle Suicide Queries.Journal of online trust & safety · 2021Article
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Abstract
objective"13 Reasons Why," a Netflix series, included a controversial depiction of suicide that has raised fears about possible contagion. Studies of youth suicide in the United States found an increase on the order of 10% following release of the show, but this has not been replicated in other countries. This study aims to begin to address that gap by examining the relationship between the show's release and youth suicide in Canada's most populous province.
methodsSuicides in young people (under the age of 30) in the province of Ontario following the show's release on March 31, 2017, were the outcome of interest. Time-series analyses were performed using data from January 2013 to March 2017 to predict expected deaths from April to December 2017 with a simple seasonal model (stationary
resultsModeling predicted 224 suicides; however, 264 were observed corresponding to 40 more deaths or an 18% increase. In the primary analysis, monthly suicides exceeded the 95% confidence limit for 3 of the 9 months (May, July, and October).
conclusionThe statistical strength of the findings here is limited by small numbers; however, the results are in line with what has been observed in the United States and what would be expected if contagion were occurring. Further research in other locations is needed to increase confidence that the associations found here are causal.
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