mental illness

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They also point to studies that find an association between adolescent social-media use and mental illness.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Mom says he has a mental illness,” Mari said.

From Literature

Haidt argued in his bestselling 2024 book "The Anxious Generation" that too much time looking at screens -- particularly social media -- was rewiring children's brains and "causing an epidemic of mental illness".

From Barron's

Officers later informed a supervisor that they found “no indication of mental illness,” according to department records.

From Los Angeles Times

“And if we conclude that these technologies are creating more isolation, more loneliness, more mental illness, you know what? We have got to figure out a way to stop it,” he said.

From Barron's