Self-harm Risk Among Adolescents and the Phenomenon of the “Blue Whale Challenge”: Case Series and Review of the Literature
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...
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ftunivtorino:oai:iris.unito.it:2318/1671291 2023-10-29T02:35:25+01:00 Self-harm Risk Among Adolescents and the Phenomenon of the “Blue Whale Challenge”: Case Series and Review of the Literature LUPARIELLO, FRANCESCO Curti Serena Coopo Elena RACALBUTO, Sara Di Vella Giancarlo Lupariello Francesco, Curti Serena, Coopo Elena, Racalbuto Sara, Di Vella Giancarlo 2019 http://hdl.handle.net/2318/1671291 https://doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.13880 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pmid/30036450 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:000460187200039 volume:64 issue:2 firstpage:638 lastpage:642 numberofpages:5 journal:JOURNAL OF FORENSIC SCIENCES http://hdl.handle.net/2318/1671291 doi:10.1111/1556-4029.13880 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-85050453961 onlinelibrary.wiley.com info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess forensic science self-harm self-cutting stranding suicidal behavior multidisciplinary approach info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2019 ftunivtorino https://doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.13880 2023-10-03T22:30:45Z 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 Università degli studi di Torino: AperTo (Archivio Istituzionale ad Accesso Aperto) Journal of Forensic Sciences 64 2 638 642 |
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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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Self-harm Risk Among Adolescents and the Phenomenon of the “Blue Whale Challenge”: Case Series and Review of the Literature |
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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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