‘13 Reasons Why’ and Media Effects on Suicide
A recent study estimated that an additional 195 suicide deaths among young people occurred after the release of the TV series “13 Reasons Why.” A commentary co-authored by APPC's Dan Romer asks how to...
View ArticleDo Smart Phones and Social Media Lead to Adolescent Suicide?
Although some researchers have attributed the rise in adolescent suicide to social media and smart phone use, researcher Dan Romer says economic and parental pressures are as likely to blame. The post...
View ArticleHoliday-Suicide Myth Finally Debunked in Most News Stories
Two-thirds of the news stories analyzed last year debunked the holiday-suicide myth, the false claim that suicides increase over the holidays, according to new research from the Annenberg Public Policy...
View ArticleNo Clear Evidence of Increase in Adolescent Suicide After ‘13 Reasons Why’
Contrary to a 2019 study, a data reanalysis found no evidence of an increase in adolescent suicide rates after the release of Netflix's "13 Reasons Why." The post No Clear Evidence of Increase in...
View ArticleReanalysis of the Bridge et al. study of suicide following release of 13...
Abstract: Bridge et al. recently presented a time series analysis of suicide rates in the US following the release of the 2017 Netflix series “13 Reasons Why.” Their analysis found a powerful effect of...
View ArticleControversy Continues Over ‘13 Reasons Why’ and Adolescent Suicide
APPC stands by its reanalysis showing no clear effect on adolescent suicide from the first season of the Netflix series "13 Reasons Why." The post Controversy Continues Over ‘13 Reasons Why’ and...
View ArticleIn a Holiday Season Unlike Any Other, Avoid Unfounded Claims About Suicide
The holiday season usually has the lowest suicide rates, but news accounts persist in supporting the holiday-suicide myth. While the COVID-19 pandemic has increased risk factors associated with...
View ArticleThe Suicide Rate Declined in 2020. So Did News Coverage of a Holiday-Suicide...
While the nation was in the grips of the Covid-19 pandemic during last year’s holiday season, not many in the media were focused on possible links between the holidays and suicide trends. The post The...
View ArticleReanalysis of the effects of “13 Reasons Why”: Response to Bridge et al.
Bridge et al. [1] contest my reanalysis of their data, which they claimed found an increase in suicide in male youth for up to 10 months, beginning the month preceding the release of the first season...
View ArticleThe Undying Holiday-Suicide Myth
The false claim that the suicide rate rises during the year-end holiday season persisted in some news coverage through the 2021-22 holidays, according to data analyzed by APPC. The post The Undying...
View ArticleSeasonal Changes in Adolescent Suicide Explain Controversial ’13 Reasons Why’...
An analysis of weekly suicide data finds that seasonal fluctuations can explain controversial findings that the adolescent suicide rate increased with release of “13 Reasons Why." The post Seasonal...
View ArticleSeasonal suicide trends in adolescents in the US: Did they explain the...
Introduction Controversy surrounds the effects of the first season of the Netflix show 13 Reasons Why on adolescent suicide in the United States. This research reexamined the question using more...
View ArticleWomen of Childbearing Age More Doubtful About Safety of Flu, Covid-19...
The policy center's spring 2023 ASAPH report finds that women of childbearing age are more likely than other adults to doubt the safety of vaccination against Covid-19 and flu during pregnancy. The...
View ArticleWhat’s Behind the Holiday-Suicide Myth
For more than two decades, APPC has tracked how news stories erroneously linking the holiday season with suicide, despite national data showing that the suicide rate is largely seasonal & lower in...
View ArticleSuicide Rate Is Low During the Holidays, but the Holiday-Suicide Myth Persists
An APPC analysis shows an uptick in news stories supporting the myth that the suicide rate increases during the holiday season. The post Suicide Rate Is Low During the Holidays, but the Holiday-Suicide...
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