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tudiesodayonthelinksbetel
evisionverageofsuicideandsubsequentteenagesuicideratesthenoedicinereportsthatbothstudiessuggest
thatsoteenagersghtberelikelytotaketheiroerseeingtvprogradealinghsuicidenprsloriegarrettreports
thefirstsuifroheuniversityof
inestelevisionneoverageofsui
cidesdavidphilipsandlundycarsesonlookedatfortyfivesuicidestoriescarriedonsbetween1973and79
theresearchersthenparedtheincidenceofteensuicidesinthoseyearstothedatesofbroadcastofthesestoriesdavidphilipssaysneptedanincreaseinthe
nuerofteensinaricaooktheirlives
,theretvprograthatcarryastory,thegreatertheyincreaseinteensuicidesjustafterwards”
thesuicideincreaseangteensparedbyphilipstoadultsuicidetrends
theteensuicidesgoupbyabout291teensuicidesperstoryandadultsuicidesgoupby,ithink,aroundtsuicidesperstortheincreaseforteens,thepercentageincreaseforteensis\0cvery,verychlargerthanthepercentageincreaseforadultsitsabout,ithink,fourteenor,fifteentisasbigaresponseforteenspercentageisforadults
thetvneptedagreaterin
creasethanisseenaroundother
depression,suchasholidays,personalbirthdays,thestartofschoolanderphilipsuldnotfindanyspecifictypesofstoriesthatseeotriggeragreaterresponseangdepressedteensphilipssaysitseetosilybetheheknohat
sobodyactivelyexecutedtheactthatpushesbuttonsindepressedteenagerspsychiatristscallthisitativebehavior”ystudyshostobeitation
notonlyofrelativelyblandbehaviorlikedress,dressingorhairstyles,butthereseetobeitationofreallyquitedeviantbehaviorasitateapparentlyacrosstheboard,
notjustsuicides,buteverythingelseaswellinaseparatestudy,delinegouldanddavidshaefferofluiauniversityfoundthatdefortelevisionviesaboutsuiulateditativebehavioreventhoughtheviesofteensuicideandoffered,in
sobersandadviceonunselling,the
teaelievesthefouetoviesprotedeightyteensuiadefortvviesexanedbythe
luiauniversityteaongeorgeschz
er,acbssvicepresident,ishisresearchhesays,itisterriblyunfortunatethatanyteenstooktheirlivesafterthebroadcast,butiftheyhadittodoover,saysschzer,cbsillrunthevie”
”studies,likethesedonotasurethest,hinkisthestiortantthing,easured,and
thatisthehundredsandhundredsandprobablythousandsofteenagersovedbythesekindsofbroadcasts”
\0ovedtoseekunseling,and
6ilyersschzer
doesnotdisputetodaysstudies:soteensybevedtosuicide
butignoringtheissueforfearofthat,ithink,wouldbefarredisastrousthanaddressingiortantsocialissuestohelpcreateaohaveapositiveeffect
butresearcherdavidphilipssuggeststhediaulddecreasetheteensuibyavoidingsosuicidestoriesalltogetherandchangingtheple,says
philips,”dontkesuicideseeeroic”hecitesthestoryofayoungczechoslovakiandissidentselfonfirebuttdissidentactionentrepres
sioninczechoslovakiashouldtheneediareallyhaveignoredsuchastoryithinkitsareallydifficultquestionthereareallthesegoodsonallsidesoftheissueandthankgod,idonthavetobetheoodisentanglethatissue
onepronentexpertinthisfieldsa
