Los Angeles Times features op-ed by Dr. Mark Sinyor
Sunnybrook psychiatrist Dr. Mark Sinyor's opinion editorial in the Los Angeles Times discusses the recent announcement by Netflix to remove a controversial scene in the series 13 Reasons Why which follows the suicide of a teenage girl.
Dr. Sinyor’s op-ed emphasizes it is vital for entertainment content providers to portray sensitive mental health issues, such as suicide, in a responsible manner, which includes showing that “treatment saves lives and people who contemplate suicide almost always find other ways of coping.”
A recent study by Dr. Sinyor and an international team of researchers found an increase in suicide death among 10 to 19 year olds, in particular young women, after the release of 13 Reasons Why. The study has been published in JAMA Psychiatry.
