Bullying and Risk of Suicidal Behavior in Adolescents

The title of my article is Bullying and Risk of Suicidal Behavior in Adolescents. It discusses that bullying cause teenage suicide attempts and cyber-bullying do more teenage suicide attempts. Bullying behavior and suicide attempts were examined in teenagers who are bullied. The author says that bullying may cause suicidal behavior. Cyber-bullying, bullying through cell phones, Web sites, and blogs, is increasing now. More terrible stories are written about teenagers who are bullied on the cyberspace because of no confrontation. The teenagers who are bullied might not be able to escape the bullying even at home. Clinicians recommend that parents talk with their teenagers about bullying that might be occurring.

Teenage suicide by bullying is really serious problem in Japan now. It is said that over 100 teenagers who are bullied commit suicide in Japan. We do not have a specific number of suicides by bullying because Ministry of Education does not admit to have bullying in schools. Nowadays, however, the number might be likely to be showed because TV news treats bullying. Then, the cyber-bullying happen in teenagers in Japan. It is very nasty. My generation did not have like bullying because we did not have a cell phone. Now, however, even elementary school students have their own cell phone. And that causes more teenage suicide. As the author says, cyber-bullying do not give the space that the teenagers who are bullied can escape to. Also, I think it is very nasty and it makes the teenagers who are bullied more mental damage.