Why does social media seem to both endanger and protect young people's mental health? Growing research links excessive online ...

If you have ever sworn off social media for a week or two because you sensed it was feeding your anxiety or dampening your mood, you may be on to something. A new study out last week in JAMA Network ...

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In a new study, published in JAMA Network Open, 295 participants report promising mental health benefits after reducing their social media usage for a week. The cohort consisted of young adults from ...

Most teenagers have 24/7 access to a popular drug. They are high off it for hours a day and carry it in their pockets everywhere they go. The drug? Social media. From making calls to getting ...

Many of us spend hours scrolling through social media every day. But have you ever stopped to think about the impact it has on our mental health? According to Cleveland Clinic’s Susan Albers, PsyD, ...

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I remember when I was in graduate school for psychology, and every time I heard of a new diagnosis, I would look at the symptoms and declare that I was diagnosable. These days, they say the scariest ...

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