Harvard study: If you use social media often, beware of depression

"Journal of the American Medical Association": The latest research from Harvard University shows that you often use social media and beware of depression

Depression is the main type of mood disorder, with significant and persistent depression as the main clinical feature

It can be seen clinically that there are depression, depression, low self-esteem, depression, pessimism and other phenomena in the world, and some patients even have suicide attempts or behaviors

The drugs currently used to treat depression are very limited and often have serious side effects

In recent years, the popularity of smart phones has greatly increased the time spent on social media

Recently, Harvard University, Harbin Medical University Buddhism Cooperation Massachusetts General Hospital, Northwestern University, University of Pennsylvania and other research institutions published in the JAMA Journal, the sub-JAMA network open journal published an article titled: Social Media Use and Self-reported Depression in American Adults The connection between symptoms

The study found that more than 5,000 adults were screened for depression and found that they were not depressed at the first screening but used Snapchat (photo sharing app), Facebook (the world's largest social media) or TikTok , It is more likely to suffer from depression in follow-up screening

This study reminds us that there is an association between social media use and worsening depressive symptoms

The research team used the PHQ-9 Depression Screening Scale to assess depression

Among those who completed the follow-up survey, 482 (8.

In the adjusted regression model, the use of Snapchat, Facebook, and TikTok in the first survey was significantly associated with an increased risk of self-reported depressive symptoms, which increased by 53%, 42%, and 39%, respectively

Further analysis revealed that the link between using Snapchat, Facebook, and TikTok and depression is age-related
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For TikTok and Snapchat, people aged 35 and above will experience depression symptoms when using TikTok, but people under 35 will not experience depression symptoms
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For Facebook, the situation is just the opposite.
It is related to the depressive symptoms of people under the age of 35 and has nothing to do with the depressive symptoms of people 35 and older
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Overall, this study shows that social media use is associated with an increase in depressive symptoms in adults, but it is currently impossible to clarify the nature of this connection.
Further research is needed to understand how social media use can lead to an increase in depressive symptoms in adults.

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About the PHQ-9 Depression Screening Scale

The PHQ-9 scale is a simple and effective self-rating depression scale
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It has good credibility in the diagnosis and severity assessment of depression
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It answered 9 questions based on the situation in the past two weeks, each with "no", "a few days", "more than half the time" and "almost every day"
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These four options correspond to 0, 1, 2, and 3 points respectively, and all points are added together
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• If the total score is 0-4, there is no depression (pay attention to self-care);

• The total score is 5-9 points, and there may be mild depression (it is recommended to consult a psychologist or a psychologist);

• The total score is 10-14, and there may be moderate depression (it is best to consult a psychologist or psychologist);

• The total score is 15-19 points, and there may be moderate to severe depression (it is recommended to consult a psychologist or psychiatrist);

• A total score of 20-27 points, may have severe depression (you must see a psychologist or psychiatrist);

What is your score?

Article link: https://jamanetwork.
com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2786464

Harvard study: beware of depression when using social media often

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