Association Between the Release of Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why and Suicide Rates in the United States: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis

Jeffrey A. Bridge; Joel B. Greenhouse; Donna Ruch; Jack Stevens; John Ackerman; Arielle H. Sheftall; Lisa M. Horowitz; Kelly J. Kelleher; John V. Campo

doi:10.1016/j.jaac.2019.04.020

journal article Feb 01, 2020

Association Between the Release of Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why and Suicide Rates in the United States: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis

Jeffrey A. Bridge Joel B. Greenhouse Donna Ruch

Jack Stevens John Ackerman Arielle H. Sheftall Lisa M. Horowitz Kelly J. Kelleher John V. Campo

Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Vol. 59 No. 2 pp. 236-243 · Elsevier BV

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Published: Feb 01, 2020
Vol/Issue: 59(2)
Pages: 236-243
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Authors

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Jeffrey A. Bridge

Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio; The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus

Funding

National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Mental Health Award: R01-MH117594

Cite This Article

Jeffrey A. Bridge, Joel B. Greenhouse, Donna Ruch, et al. (2020). Association Between the Release of Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why and Suicide Rates in the United States: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 59(2), 236-243. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2019.04.020

Association Between the Release of Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why and Suicide Rates in the United States: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis

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