Smartphones, social media use and youth mental health
Smartphones, social media use and youth mental health
Elia Abi-Jaoude,Karline Treurnicht Naylor,Antonio Pignatiello
2020 · DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.190434
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TLDR
The proportion of teenagers reporting moderate to serious mental distress and treatment for mental health conditions among youth in Ontario has paralleled a steep rise in the use of smartphones and social media by children and adolescents.
Abstract
KEY POINTS
In the last decade, increasing mental distress and treatment for mental health conditions among youth in North America has paralleled a steep rise in the use of smartphones and social media by children and adolescents.In Ontario, the proportion of teenagers reporting moderate to serious