Dermatology in Contemporary Times: Building Awareness of Social Media's Association With Adolescent Skin Disease and Mental Health

Conclusions: The association with negative life events, BDD, suicidal ideation, depression, and anxiety are thought to be high for adolescent patients with acne or AD. Using social media for information has both positive and negative aspects. Awareness of the risks and benefits of receiving health information about dermatological disease among adolescents needs to be improved through the education of patients and clinicians. Action-oriented items need to be developed to help dermatologists address these issues in clinical practice.Rieder EA, Andriessen A, Cutler V, et al. Dermatology in contemporary times: building awareness of social media's association with adolescent skin disease and mental health. J Drugs Dermatol. 2023;22(8):817-825. doi:10.36849/JDD.7596.PMID:37556525 | DOI:10.36849/jdd.7596

Source: Journal of Drugs in Dermatology - August 9, 2023 Category: Dermatology Authors: Evan A Rieder Anneke Andriessen Vanessa Cutler Mercedes E Gonzalez Jennifer L Greenberg Peter Lio Elyse M Love Joyce H Park Hinke Andriessen Katharine A Phillips Source Type: research