Still, the study shows the sharp rise of social media and online video as news sources in the U.S. According to the study, ...

The study found that those who had high and increasing addiction to mobile phones and social media platforms were at a higher ...

A new study finds that addiction to social media, mobile phones and video games is linked to a higher risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors.

The study, published in JAMA, followed teens for years and evaluated addictive behaviors, as well as suicidality.

Researchers tracked the students' self-reported use of social media sites like Facebook and ... said the study raises questions about whether changes in the brain can impact both short and long ...

participants self-reported depressive symptoms based on the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) -- a nine-item scale that is commonly used to measure depression -- as well as social media use ...

"We didn't ask questions like 'How much time are you spending [on social media],'" said Meshi. "There is a correlation between how many drinks someone is having and how severe their alcohol use ...

The results published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research raise interesting questions about the nature of social media use and what might be driving a relationship that could be contributing ...

While mental health was measured with clinical-level assessments, social media use came from questionnaires completed by study participants, who were not asked about specific platforms.

Social media children, lots of questions, few answers ... over three years and we actually found big rises in social media use. So during that period, social media on average increased from ...