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How to cope with news overload, with Markus Brauer, PhD, and Don Grant, PhD

Speaking of Psychology

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Social Media Consumption Leads to Poor Mental Health, Right?

Dr. Brouwer: Social media consumption leads to poor mental health, but also sometimes social media use or indicators of other clinical problems. Loneliness, social awkwardness, inability to connect, no close social support network, etc. He says maybe we need a clinical diagnosis, but we can also sort of in the meantime work on making things better. "I think much of it is raising awareness in the public"

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