Citation

Srivastava P, Gupta R, Varshney M, Sharan P. Indian J. Psychol. Med. 2014; 36(2): 215-217.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Indian Psychiatric Society, South Zone, Publisher Medknow Publications)

DOI

10.4103/0253-7176.131005

PMID

24860231

Abstract

The impact of media on cognitions and behaviors of adolescents is well-known. High frequency of exposure to media may distort the reality testing among predisposed youth, hence the rise in risk taking behaviors among this population. We present a rare manifestation of risk taking behavior in an adolescent who injected mercury in his body after exposure to a Hollywood film. The results of investigations and possible explanation to understand risk taking behavior in the present case are discussed.

Language: en