@article{ref1,
title="Self-harm risk among adolescents and the phenomenon of the "blue whale challenge": case series and review of the literature",
journal="Journal of forensic sciences",
year="2019",
author="Lupariello, Francesco and Curti, Serena Maria and Coppo, Elena and Racalbuto, Sara Simona and Di Vella, Giancarlo",
volume="64",
number="2",
pages="638-642",
abstract="The &quot;Blue Whale Challenge&quot; is a dangerous Internet phenomenon. As per media reports, it involves a series of life-threatening tasks imposed by a &quot;curator&quot; to &quot;players,&quot; 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 &quot;Blue Whales&quot; managed from January 2016 to December 2017 by the staff of a unit (the &quot;Bambi Unit&quot; of the Pediatric Hospital &quot;Regina Margherita&quot; 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.<br><br>© 2018 American Academy of Forensic Sciences.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-1198",
doi="10.1111/1556-4029.13880",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.13880"
}