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Intentional Self-Harm (101) Medicine 2.0: Social Media, Open, Participatory, Collaborative Medicine (1666) Mass Media/Social Media Communication and Campaigns (466) Depression and Mood Disorders; Suicide Prevention (1392) Mental Health Issues in Adolescence (457) Social Media in Adolescence (49)

Published on in Vol 7, No 6 (2020): June

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/15973, first published .
Examining the Self-Harm and Suicide Contagion Effects of the Blue Whale Challenge on YouTube and Twitter: Qualitative Study

Examining the Self-Harm and Suicide Contagion Effects of the Blue Whale Challenge on YouTube and Twitter: Qualitative Study

Examining the Self-Harm and Suicide Contagion Effects of the Blue Whale Challenge on YouTube and Twitter: Qualitative Study

Authors of this article:

Amro Khasawneh1 Author Orcid Image ;   Kapil Chalil Madathil2, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Emma Dixon4 Author Orcid Image ;   Pamela Wiśniewski5 Author Orcid Image ;   Heidi Zinzow6 Author Orcid Image ;   Rebecca Roth6 Author Orcid Image
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