Teenagers spending five or more hours online are 71% more likely to be depressed or suicidal compared to those adolescents who are not glued to smartphones. This is really worrisome and we need to understand how smartphone usage increases suicide risk in adolescents and what we can do to prevent it.
Hi! This is Pulkit Sharma. I'm a clinical psychologist, psychoanalytic therapist, spiritual counselor and author based in Pondicherry, India. In this video, I highlight three ways in which social media addiction contributes to incidence and prevalence of depression, hopelessness and suicidal tendencies in teens.
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