The American Journal of Preventive Medicine published research from Boston Children’s Hospital that proves the importance of accessing people’s alcohol-related tweets and online searches to track alcohol use and trends. Collecting data on public health is an expensive and slow process when utilizing large survey-based studies. Alcohol use is particularly challenging to precisely track at […]
Tag Archives: Social Media
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Mar
Mar
Instagram likes used to be considered what makes your Instagram account a success. If not enough people like photos of yourself, it can lower your confidence and self-esteem. Instagram removing their likes feature can make the site be all about sharing your photos without worrying about any criticism. The Purpose of Instagram Hiding Likes Instagram […]
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Mar
Mar
Advertisements glamorize a product to make you feel like everyone should have it. Forbes states that the increased use of social media by one hour a day can result in a .45 unit upsurge in the frequency of alcohol consumption in teens. Social media sites need to avoid the promotion of alcoholic beverages so that […]
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Mar
Mar
A poll in the 2019 American Psychiatric Association says that 38% of adults feel that social media can be harmful to your mental health. The creators of Snapchat designed their app so that friends can communicate without the pressure of being judged by others. On February 11, a new mental health tool was created to […]
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Feb
Feb
Your friend may be posting on their social media feed that they are depressed without actually using the words “sad” or “depressed.” You do not have to scroll through all of their posts to see if your friend has a pattern of expressing their depression. It is important to speak to your friend about their […]
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Feb
Feb
Historically, people in their 50s or 60s are often ashamed to talk about mental health, leaving many cases undiagnosed. Now, we live in a world where people are not afraid to be public about their lives through social media. As millennials continue to break the stigma of mental illness, fewer people are going untreated, and […]
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Feb
Feb
Vaping used to be considered an alternative to smoking cigarettes but is now regarded as a cultural phenomenon. There has been a vaping-related outbreak that has left 2,700 sick and killed 60 people. Still, people are posting about vaping on social media every day. Now, a group of teens has decided to use social media […]
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Feb
Feb
College can be a very stressful time when you have exams in multiple classes and have to keep up your GPA before you graduate. A small study showed that friends are unlikely to encourage those who express depression online to get help but sent supportive or motivating messages. More needs to be done for college […]
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Jan
Jan
The world we live in can be very tough. We are dealing with the anxiety of politics, social media, work burnout, and many other issues that therapists hear about. By knowing what people went through in 2019 according to the Huffington Post, we can hope for many of those issues to be resolved at the […]
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Nov
Nov
People may think that being a millennial is easy because they were born in the world of technology. The truth is that every generation faces their own worries that keep them up at night. According to a number of therapists, millennials face the fears of their future and the world around them. Failure to Reach […]