For Fame Or A Death Wish? Kids’ Tiktok Challenge Injuries Stump Psychiatrists

Beth Mole, Ars Technica
Wed, 11/06/2024 - 3:19pm

Kids and teens can make some pretty hairbrained choices sometimes. But when a kid's choice is to engage in a TikTok challenge that threatens their life, psychiatrists can struggle to understand if it was just an exasperating poor choice born out of impulsivity and immaturity or something darker—an actual suicide attempt. In a Viewpoint published today in JAMA Psychiatry, two psychiatrists from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center at Memphis raise the alarm about the dangers and complexities of TikTok challenges.

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For Fame Or A Death Wish? Kids’ Tiktok Challenge Injuries Stump Psychiatrists

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