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Narrative Matters: Suicide – Thirteen Reasons Why
Author(s) -
Bates Gordon David Lyle
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
child and adolescent mental health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.912
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1475-3588
pISSN - 1475-357X
DOI - 10.1111/camh.12307
Subject(s) - narrative , suicide prevention , psychology , poison control , human factors and ergonomics , criminology , psychoanalysis , social psychology , sociology , medicine , medical emergency , literature , art
Representations of suicide in all media change across time and society. This provocative essay examines depictions in Western culture in general and 13 Reasons Why, specifically. The role of culture and society in the development of suicidal behaviour is also considered.