Open AccessSocial media, internet use and suicide attempts in adolescents
Author(s) -
Rosemary Sedgwick,
Sophie Epstein,
Rina Dutta,
Dennis Ougrin
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
current opinion in psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.66
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1473-6578
pISSN - 0951-7367
DOI - 10.1097/yco.0000000000000547
Subject(s) - cinahl , psycinfo , social media , the internet , suicide and the internet , poison control , suicide prevention , injury prevention , causality (physics) , occupational safety and health , psychology , human factors and ergonomics , medline , medicine , psychiatry , clinical psychology , medical emergency , world wide web , political science , physics , pathology , quantum mechanics , psychological intervention , computer science , law
Suicide is the second leading cause of death in youth aged 10-24 years old globally, but detecting those at risk is challenging. Novel preventive strategies with wide influence across populations are required. Interest in the potential for both detrimental and supportive influences of social media/internet use on suicidal behaviour has been growing; however, the relationship remains unclear.