Study finds excessive phone, screen use tied to manic symptoms for one group

A recent study from the University of California, San Francisco, indicates that pre-adolescents have more than certain types of tech used to be higher risk of development MANIC symptoms.

Published by Journal Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, studying a country sample 9,243 children in the US between 10 and 11 years old.

Young people who spent more time engaged with social media, texting, videos and video games were more likely to have “inflated self-esteem, distractibility, rapid speech, racing thoughts and impulsivity – The Key Feature of Bipolar-spectrum disorders“a release of news found.

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“This study emphasizes the importance of developing the health screen use habits,” as co-authors Kyle Ganson, PhD Chopesash Faculessash at the University of University of University of University of Cywentash at the University of Toronto, in release.

“Incoming research helps us better understand the behavior and brain mechanisms that link to the use of the screen with the symptoms of manic and intervention efforts.”

Tips for safe use from experts

To mark the global day of unplugging (March 7), Verizon has sent the first “digital benefit of obtaining public views about Safe use of technology.

Sowmyanaan Sampoath, CEO of Verizon Consumer Group, discussed the importance of setting digital boundaries, especially for children.

“Digital Recent It should be for every age, but we really need a new plan as parents, because we have never been there before, “Sampath said to the affairs of the big apple.

“There’s a healthier relationship with people.”

“This digital age is new for all of us. There is no time in history we can regain how we manage that.”

In a separate interview with Fox News Digital, the Sampath Share Starning Statistics on phone use, including known consumer connections in 2024.

Children and teenagers use social media for four to five hours a day and receive between 250 and 275 notifications each day, reports the report.

Children also found touched and removed their phones about 150 times daily.

A quarter of these events occurred during School times.

“It’s the stir of us to think that there is a healthier relationship with people,” says Sampo.

The tech’s effect of children

Kenisha Sinclair-McBride, who attended the psychologist of Boston’s children and a helper of Harvard Medical School, also talking to a verizon interview panel in Fox News Digital interviews.

The expert noticed that the spending of children’s “time and time” in their free time on their phones can “have a problem,” especially consideration of the possibility they can experience threats and hatred.

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“We know that it is related to sick symptoms and other mental health concerns,” he said.

“We also know that there is more positive for social connections, learning and fun, so we need to balance those two things.”

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This use problem can lead to poorer functioning at work or school and can negative effects of sleep And relationships, Sinclair-McBride warns.

“Did they live their lives and do the things they want and have to do in a positive way? If there are concerns in any of the areas, usually a sign of something necessary to be reassessed.”

Prompts for parents, Groups

Sinclair-McBride encourages parents and grandparents to know about kids apps used and taught them to be “critical consumers by training scams, misinformation or The content that has been ai.

“Slowing down and more thoughtful and guess what you do, I think, the first step to modeling that As a parent“He told Fox News Digital.

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“Parents can also look at their own use and [ask]’Am I on my phone? Am I addicted to social media? ‘”

The CEO also encourages adults to place boundaries involving the use of the phone, it is also limited to some home spaces or specific times of the day.

‘Create Space to Enjoy’

SAMPATH shares simple advice for families to ensure a healthy balance between using tech and unchangeable activities.

“Go for a movie. Walking. Go and play a game or withdraw with friends. Or just hang out with your family in your kitchen and make fun things, “he suggested.

“I think the kids should be comfortable sometimes doing nothing … read a book, just hanging,” he said.

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“Children should be prepared to be more comfortable doing that – that’s part of a healthy border, and it’s about a good technology relationship.”

Sampath also encourages Americans to enjoy living in areas with “some finest time” and “the best natural scenery in the world” by exploration Spaces out and move more.

“You want to make space to enjoy. You want to make space to play. You want to make space to have physical activity,” he said.

“It has long benefits to mental health … If you do things in real life, you feel happier. “

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Sinclair-McBride puts the advice to get outside and “touch the grass.”

“Time spent with people with digital technology should be balanced by real-life matters, if sports, creative activities, creative things,” he said.

“I think people in this thinking that this generation wants to do digital, digital, digital,” he added.

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“They still like other things. We have to give them choices, space and freedom to have that time.”