depression
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Kaley G.M., a 20-year-old Chico, Calif., woman, sued the platforms in 2023, alleging that using social media at a young age led to her mental health problems such as body dysmorphia and depression.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026
A raft of research shows that excessive use of addictive-by-design platform features is linked to a rise in depression, anxiety and other mental-health issues in kids and teens.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026
Lara Tang, from Portishead near Bristol, was prescribed antidepressant fluoxetine by her GP for depression and anxiety when she was 16.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
There’s no doubt that increasing teen use of social media and smartphones over the last 15 years has coincided with rising levels of depression, anxiety and other mental illnesses.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
Maybe it could be a depression, like you get.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
