Caught in the Net: How Digital Media Shapes Mental Illnesses in Youth and How Psychiatrists Should Respond

Participants will understand a method to integrate clinically relevant effects of various digital media into a biopsychosocial formulation. Participants will learn risk factors associated with digital media use and how these data can aid in the development of treatment plans in crisis settings. Participants will appreciate the reciprocal interactions between the core features of ADHD, ASD, anxiety, and depressive disorders and these youth ’s patterns of digital media use.
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tags: Clinical Perspectives 64 Source Type: research