Social Media Detox and Youth Mental Health
In this cohort of young adults, reducing social media use for 1 week was associated with reductions in symptoms of depression, anxiety, and insomnia; however, the durability of these therapeutic outcomes and their associations with behavior warrant further study, particularly in more diverse populations.
Authors
- Sean Ryan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3105-7582)
- Jane Mikkelson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5881-730X)
- John Blake Torous (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5362-7937)
- Maria Camilla Cipriani
- Elombe Calvert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9947-9343)
- Juan Alberto Castillo Martínez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9245-9086)
- Victoria Lisowski
- Matthew Flathers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3351-0688)
- Kelly Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8071-6641)
- Winna Xia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4352-9398)
- Bridget Dwyer
- Alex Dhima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3228-5655)
- Christine Hau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6435-5769)
Institutions
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (US)
- University of Bath (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-11-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.45245
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 12.60