Self‐harm Risk Among Adolescents and the Phenomenon of the “Blue Whale Challenge”: Case Series and Review of the Literature
Abstract The “Blue Whale Challenge” is a dangerous Internet phenomenon. As per media reports, it involves a series of life‐threatening tasks imposed by a “curator” to “players,” who must fulfill the whole list, and it ends with the suicide of the player. The authors report the data of five suspected...
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crwiley:10.1111/1556-4029.13880 2024-09-15T18:00:02+00:00 Self‐harm Risk Among Adolescents and the Phenomenon of the “Blue Whale Challenge”: Case Series and Review of the Literature Lupariello, Francesco Curti, Serena Maria Coppo, Elena Racalbuto, Sara Simona Di Vella, Giancarlo 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.13880 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2F1556-4029.13880 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/1556-4029.13880 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1111/1556-4029.13880 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Journal of Forensic Sciences volume 64, issue 2, page 638-642 ISSN 0022-1198 1556-4029 journal-article 2018 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.13880 2024-08-30T04:10:40Z Abstract The “Blue Whale Challenge” is a dangerous Internet phenomenon. As per media reports, it involves a series of life‐threatening tasks imposed by a “curator” to “players,” who must fulfill the whole list, and it ends with the suicide of the player. The authors report the data of five suspected cases of “Blue Whales” managed from January 2016 to December 2017 by the staff of a unit (the “Bambi Unit” of the Pediatric Hospital “Regina Margherita” of Turin, Italy) that is dedicated to the evaluation of suspected abused children. Then, they analyzed this data in the light of the literature regarding self‐harm. This comparison highlights the role of the Internet in the spreading of self‐harm behavior among vulnerable adolescents who are characterized by epidemiological, psychological, psychiatric, social, and cultural risk factors. In conclusion, the authors suggest a multidisciplinary and specialized approach in the evaluation of adolescents who committed self‐harm activities. Article in Journal/Newspaper Blue whale Wiley Online Library Journal of Forensic Sciences 64 2 638 642 |
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Abstract The “Blue Whale Challenge” is a dangerous Internet phenomenon. As per media reports, it involves a series of life‐threatening tasks imposed by a “curator” to “players,” who must fulfill the whole list, and it ends with the suicide of the player. The authors report the data of five suspected cases of “Blue Whales” managed from January 2016 to December 2017 by the staff of a unit (the “Bambi Unit” of the Pediatric Hospital “Regina Margherita” of Turin, Italy) that is dedicated to the evaluation of suspected abused children. Then, they analyzed this data in the light of the literature regarding self‐harm. This comparison highlights the role of the Internet in the spreading of self‐harm behavior among vulnerable adolescents who are characterized by epidemiological, psychological, psychiatric, social, and cultural risk factors. In conclusion, the authors suggest a multidisciplinary and specialized approach in the evaluation of adolescents who committed self‐harm activities. |
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Self‐harm Risk Among Adolescents and the Phenomenon of the “Blue Whale Challenge”: Case Series and Review of the Literature |
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