Podcast: Download (1.5MB)
Subscribe: RSS
Tracey reports Depression and social media use are linked, a recent study by Johns Hopkins child and adolescent psychiatrist Carol Vidal found. This adds to burgeoning research finding dangers of addictive social media use, and may result in formal classification …
It’s just becoming clear that social media can be addictive and harmful, Elizabeth Read more »
Podcast: Download (1.5MB)
Subscribe: RSS
Rewards that activate pleasure centers in our brains are baked into social media platforms, and that can be a recipe for addiction. That’s according to Carol Vidal, a child and adolescent psychiatrist at Johns Hopkins and author of a recent …
What can help break social media addiction? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more »
Podcast: Download (1.5MB)
Subscribe: RSS
Social media platforms should carry a warning label about dangers posed to young people by using them, US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy says. Johns Hopkins psychiatrist Carol Vidal, who has just published a study linking social media and depression, says …
How might regulations be changed to avoid social media dangers? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more »
Podcast: Download (1.5MB)
Subscribe: RSS
US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy recently warned that social media platforms should carry a warning label that they may harm the health of teenagers, a posture supported by research by child and adolescent psychiatrist Carol Vidal at Johns Hopkins. Vidal …
Caveat emptor regarding social media use, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more »
