Examining association between social media use, self-reported symptoms of depression

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What The Study Did: Among people ages 18 and older who didn't report depressive symptoms on an initial survey, social media use was associated with greater levels of self-reported depressive symptoms on a subsequent survey.

Authors: Roy H. Perlis, M.D., M.Sc., of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.36113)

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