
Behavior & Society
13 Reasons Why and Suicide Contagion
What science shows about the dangers of suicide depictions
Dr. Patrick Devitt is a consultant psychiatrist who has worked in Ireland and the U.S.A. He served for seven years as Inspector of Mental Health Services in Ireland. He is the co-author of Suicide: A Modern Obsession.
What science shows about the dangers of suicide depictions
New research suggests it doesn’t help—and it may hurt—to rely on a formula to predict the risk of a suicide
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