I came across an article on The Wall Street Journal about a recent bill passed in California requiring social media companies to consider children’s mental health. To summarize, this bill will require any business likely to be accessed by children to meet certain requirements. Those requirements include privacy settings in clear language suited to the … Read more
For younger generations, TikTok is a go-to site for those who like short and catchy video clips. As a social media platform that allows concise video sharing, TikTok has over 1 billion monthly global users. Because of its platform size, a plethora of resources, and influence on media discourse, TikTok is the place for content … Read more
Every day, another news article shines an alarming spotlight on worsening mental health problems faced by kids and teens. In my work as a psychiatrist, I’ve unfortunately witnessed this reality as rates of hopelessness, increased suicidal thinking, and anxiety increase. While I do what I can in my own practice to help kids and teens, … Read more
I bet you or someone you know bought a meme stock or meme coin in the past year. It was all the rage and probably induced some feelings of FOMO (fear of missing out). Even if you weren’t involved, you probably saw a headline on the news or even browsed r/wallstreetbets to see what was … Read more
The study covered in this summary was published in Research Square as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed. Key Takeaways A high focus on self-presentation was associated with female gender, higher extraversion, lower emotional stability, more frequent alcohol consumption, and having tried tobacco. Given the association of aspects of self-presentation with negative … Read more
Mental health was not a topic of conversation growing up; in fact, it was a taboo subject. Even after all this time and conversation in the media about mental health, there is a feeling of shame and humility that weighs heavily in the room when I bring up mental health and mental illness. Interestingly, there … Read more