title: Suicide and the Internet: the case of Amanda Todd.
abstract: In a previous article in this journal, Gunn, Lester and McSwain provided evidence that the ten warnings signs for suicide proposed by the American Association for Suicidology are valid for predicting suicidal ideation and behavior A video posted on YouTube by a 15-year-old girl scored 8-9 out of 10 for these signs. Thirty-nine days after positing the video, the girl killed herself.
authors.affiliation: The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Galloway, NJ, USA. lesterd@stockton.edu
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lester
authors.affiliation: The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Galloway, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McSwain
authors.affiliation: The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Galloway, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Gunn
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D058445:Bullying / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology*; D000092864:Suicide Prevention