BREAK
BREAK WE
BREAK WE GENERALLY THINK OF THE
HOLIDAY SEASON AS A JOYOUS TIME -- BUT FOR SOME
PEOPLE IT IS THE HARDEST TIME
OF THE YEAR -- BECAUSE OF
DEPRESSION.
PSYCHIATRIST DOCTOR CARLING
BARNES IS
JOINING US THIS MORNING TO TALK
MORE ABOUT THIS.
BOOK
BOOK --
BOOK -- ''UNDERSTANDIN G MENTAL ILLNESS: A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO MENTAL
HEALTH DISORDERS FOR
FAMILY AND FRIENDS'
SOCIAL MEDIA DEPRESSION.
SOCIAL MEDIA DEPRESSION REFERS
TO A CLINICAL
DEPRESSION THAT RESULTS FROM THE
INTENSITY,
PRESSURE, AND EVENTUAL ISOLATION
STEMMING FROM SOCIAL MEDIA USE.
WHILE NOT RECOGNIZED AS A FORMAL
DIAGNOSIS AMONG HEALTH CARE
PROFESSIONALS
, THERE IS A GROWING BODY OF
RESEARCH THAT SHOWS AN
ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SOCIAL MEDIA
USE AND
CLINICAL DEPRESSION, ESPECIALLY
AMONG YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS
THUS THE TERM "SOCIAL MEDIA
DEPRESSION".
BUT HOW CAN YOU KNOW FOR SURE?
IN THEIR NEW BOOK UNDERSTANDING
MENTAL ILLNESS: A COMPREHENSIV E
GUIDE TO MENTAL HEALTH
DISORDERS FOR FAMILY AND
FRIENDS, BARNES AND
WILLS EXPLAIN THAT YOU NEED TO
WATCH FOR 2 THINGS: 1
THE SIGNS OF CLINICAL DEPRESSION
IF YOUR CHILD HAS SEVERAL OF THE
FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS
OVER A TWO WEEK PERIOD OR MORE
YOU SHOULD TAKE
NOTICE: DEPRESSED MOOD DAY,
CHANGES
CHANGES IN SLEEP PATTERN LITTLE , LOSS OF ENERGY NEARLY EVERY
DAY, POOR
DAY, POOR
CONCENTRATION, AN INABILITY TO EXPERIENCE PLEASURE IN ACTIVITIES, THOUGHTS OF SUICIDE,
AND