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Smartphones, social media use and youth mental health

Canadian Medical Association journal (CMAJ), 2020-02, Vol.192 (6), p.E136-E141 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

COPYRIGHT 2020 Joule Inc. ;Copyright Joule Inc Feb 10, 2020 ;2020 Joule Inc. or its licensors 2020 ;ISSN: 0820-3946 ;EISSN: 1488-2329 ;DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.190434 ;PMID: 32041697

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Title:
Smartphones, social media use and youth mental health
Author: Abi-Jaoude, Elia ; Naylor, Karline Treurnicht ; Pignatiello, Antonio
Subjects: Addictions ; Analysis ; Children & youth ; Evidence ; Girls ; Hospital admission and discharge ; Internet ; Medical care ; Medical care utilization ; Mental disorders ; Mental health ; Mental health care ; Psychological aspects ; Qualitative research ; Secondary school students ; Secondary schools ; Self destructive behavior ; Self image ; Smart phones ; Smartphones ; Social aspects ; Social media ; Social networks ; Suicides & suicide attempts ; Systematic review ; Teenagers ; Utilization ; Youth
Is Part Of: Canadian Medical Association journal (CMAJ), 2020-02, Vol.192 (6), p.E136-E141
Description: 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 mental distress increased from 24% in 2013, to 34% in 2015 and to 39% in 2017, with parallel increases in health service utilization. Inpatient hospital admissions of children and adolescents for mental health reasons increased substantially across Canada between 2007 and 2014, while admissions for other medical conditions in this age group decreased by 14%.2 Between 2009 and 2014, admissions to hospital for intentional self-harm increased by 110% in Canadian girls. Suicide is now the second leading cause of death for Canadian youth. At the same time, social media use has increased markedly. In the US, the proportion of young people between the ages of 13 and 17 years who have a smartphone has reached 89%, more than doubling over a 6-year period; moreover, 70% of teenagers use social media multiple times per day, up from a third of teens in 2012. The percentage of Ontario's teenagers who reported spending 5 or more hours a day on social media increased from 11% in 2013, to 16% in 2015 and to 20% in 2017. Here, Abi-Jaoude et al examine the evidence that links smartphone and social media use with mental distress and suicidality among adolescents.
Publisher: Canada: Joule Inc
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0820-3946
EISSN: 1488-2329
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.190434
PMID: 32041697
Source: ProQuest One Psychology
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Smartphones, social media use and youth mental health

COPYRIGHT 2020 Joule Inc. ;Copyright Joule Inc Feb 10, 2020 ;2020 Joule Inc. or its licensors 2020 ;ISSN: 0820-3946 ;EISSN: 1488-2329 ;DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.190434 ;PMID: 32041697

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