Pediatrician Dimitri Christakis Discusses Social Media's Effects on Children and Teens in JAMA Healthy Dialogue
In this episode of Healthy Dialogue, host Derek Angus, MD, MPH, interviews pediatrician Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH, about the complex issue of social media use among children and teens. They explore whether social media use disorder is a real phenomenon, the mechanisms behind its effects on young people, and its consequences. The discussion comes at a critical time as numerous countries are enacting laws to restrict children's access to social media platforms.
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The use of social media among children has been a topic of discussion for years, but has now reached a crossroads, with numerous countries enacting laws to restrict access to children.
Whether social media use disorder is a real phenomenon, the mechanisms behind it, and its consequences for young people are explored in this episode.
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