Screen use, mental health symptoms in kids during pandemic

JAMA Network

What The Study Did: This study determined whether specific forms of screen use (television or digital media, video games, electronic learning and video-chatting time) were associated with symptoms of depression, anxiety, conduct problems, irritability, hyperactivity and inattention in children and youth during COVID-19.

Authors: Xuedi Li, M.Sc., of the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.40875)

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