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Looking at social media use and depression among a group of 18 to 25 year olds, most of whom were women, led Johns Hopkins child and adolescent psychiatrist Carol Vidal to conclude that the two are linked, although cause and …

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Mental health problems among US young adults are at an all time high, with many pointing to social media as a prominent factor. Carol Vidal, a Johns Hopkins adolescent and child psychiatrist, did a study looking at depression and social …

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Which comes first, depression or social media use? Johns Hopkins child and adolescent psychiatrist Carol Vidal set out to find out. Vidal: We basically looked at depression as an outcome variable, so looking at whether the use of social media …

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How are use of social media and depression related? A study led by Johns Hopkins child and adolescent psychiatrist Carol Vidal enrolled several hundred young adults to find out whether depressed people used more social media or if social media …

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