Parents and advocates are concerned that teens are increasingly using social networks to diagnose their mental health problems. They believe that actual care should be more easily accessible. A recent poll by EdWeek Research Center found that 55 percent of students self-diagnose using social media, and 65 percent say they have seen this phenomenon.
Teenagers are increasingly using social media to self-diagnose their mental health problems, unsettling parents and supporters who believe access to care should be simpler. 55 percent of students use social media to self-diagnose, according to a poll by EdWeek Research Center that was released this week, and 65 percent of teachers claim to have witnessed the phenomenon. Teenagers are extremely self-diagnosing their mental health issues on social media, disturbing parents and supporters who believe access to care should be simpler. 55 percent of students use social media to self-diagnose, according to a poll by EdWeek Research Center that was released this week, and 65 percent of teachers claim to have witnessed the phenomenon.
Parents and advocates are concerned that teens are increasingly using social networks to diagnose their mental health problems. They believe that actual care should be more easily accessible. A recent poll by EdWeek Research Center found that 55 percent of students self-diagnose using social media, and 65 percent say they have seen this phenomenon.
