Cyberbullying Does Not 'Cause' Teen Suicide
Saturday, October 20, 2012 - 10:20
in Psychology & Sociology
While it makes for convenient mainstream media news pieces to draw convenient lines between cyber-bullying and suicide and thus declare that ending bullying would end suicides, it's not so simplistic, notes research from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans. Most teen suicide victims are bullied both online and in school, and many suicide victims also suffer from depression. read more