New York City Council is currently debating a bill that would strictly limit minors' social media usage to just one hour per ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New research finds that more social media use may lead to depressive symptoms over time. For years, research on social media and ...

The negative aspects of social media go way beyond what we see on the surface. About 81% of adults use social media sites ...

A study of nearly 12,000 kids found that more social media use in early adolescence predicted higher depressive symptoms one year later. The study tracked children from ages 9–13 using data from the ...

Researchers have developed a deep learning model to detect mental health symptoms and risk factors on social media. Image: Adobe Stock/Deb Berger for Iowa State University. AMES, Iowa – Social media ...

The idea of doing a "digital detox" – taking a set period of time away from smartphones, tablets and other screens in the name of mental health – has become popular in recent years. It's not the daily ...

Mission Prep, a specialized adolescent mental health clinic with centers across California and Virginia, has released a report explaining gendered differences in how depression manifests in teenagers.