A new paper is published which investigates the unusual rise of depression in teens in the US between 2010 and 2015.
What happened so that so many more teens, in such a short period of time, would feel depressed, attempt suicide and commit suicide? After scouring several large surveys of teens for clues, I found that all of the possibilities traced back to a major change in teens’ lives: the sudden ascendance of the smartphone.
(Source: The Conversation)
We need to remind ourselves and our kids that we’re still figuring out what the infinite possibilities in our pocket does to us. We don’t know what is healthy, what is too much, what is too little. We’re riding a massive wave without practice, so it’s not surprising that lots of (young) people seem to drown.
The best advise to all seems to be to enjoy looking at your screen in moderation, just like all other addictive substances.
