Every show with a suicide now has a disclaimer with a suicide hotline at the beginning. Is there any evidence that these warnings make a positive difference?
Every show with a suicide now has a disclaimer with a suicide hotline at the beginning. Is there any evidence that these warnings make a positive difference?
The study you’re citing demonstrated that trigger warnings worsen anxiety when the patient clicks through the warning and sees the trigger anyway. They didn’t bother testing what happens if the patient takes the warning seriously and doesn’t look at the content.