Citation

Scalvini M, Rigamonti F. BMJ 2017; 359: j4743.

Affiliation

London, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/bmj.j4743

PMID

29046321

Abstract

Arendt and colleagues call for regulation on the way that film and television companies depict suicide on screen. They argue that 13 Reasons Why violates guidelines for suicide portrayal in the media and might inspire increased risk behaviours in some vulnerable young people.

Cinema and literature have sought to illuminate the human urge to end life rather than endure the pain life brings. We advocate the moral merits …

Language: en