More teens than parents say they’re not too or not at all worried about the state of teen mental health (23% vs. 11%). Social media (44%) and technology in general (14%) ranked highest as the ...

Key points. Many assume social media use is linked to youth mental health problems. Too often, youth mental health is considered in isolation of the mental health of their families.

Among teens who said they are at least somewhat concerned about their peers’ mental health, 22 percent identified social media as the factor with the most negative impact.

On average, teens report using social media for 3.5 hours a day, with many spending more than seven hours a day on these platforms, according to Tuesday's surgeon general's advisory.

To this end, self-report measures were used to quantitatively measure social media-associated nightmares and how they influence sleep quality, nightmare discomfort, mental health, mental peace ...

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Technology: The core of the problem. This generation of teens is acutely aware of the task of building a future worth living. But technology and societal expectations are creating a mental health ...

An expert's views about social media and mental health have been described as 'life changing'. It comes as Diary Of A CEO star Steven Bartlett interviewed Dr Alok Kanojia in his latest episode. Dr ...

Social media is crushing kids' mental health. Get smartphones out of Iowa schools. Phones in school have a few tangible upsides, but the damage dwarfs any benefit: ...

On Sunday, June 2, New York-Presbyterian's Center for Youth Mental Health held its annual benefit, where Charlie Shaffer, MD, spoke with Senator Chris Murphy about the current developments on ...

More AFL players are seeking mental health help than ever before, with social media pinpointed as a key stressor to both men’s and women’s players.

Even some teens say social media is hurting their mental health. ... Our societal focus has often swung between girls and boys, “and it kind of feeds into this zero-sum thing,” Chu said.