Jo Lockwood, Camilla Babbage and Ellen Townsend consider a systematic review exploring the impact of viewing self-harm images online, which finds that images can trigger powerful emotions and may relate to a change in cognition, affect and behaviour.
[read the full story...]Online experiences: a risk factor for suicide?
Louise La Sala and Jo Robinson review a UK-wide case series study of young people who died by suicide, which explores their previous suicide-related online experiences.
[read the full story...]How the pro-eating disorders community gain influence on Twitter #Proana
In her debut blog, Megan Buoey summarises a social media study which explores how pro-eating disorder communities grow on Twitter.
[read the full story...]Online sharing of self-harm–related images amongst young people: a cause for concern?
In her debut blog, Prianka Padmanathan summarises a recent systematic review on the impact of online sharing and viewing of self-harm–related videos and photographs among young people.
[read the full story...]Blue Whale Challenge and suicide contagion
Holly Crudgington reviews a qualitative study that examines the self-harm and suicide contagion effects of the Blue Whale Challenge on YouTube and Twitter.
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