📣 New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in @jama.com! Underage social media use linked to lower reading and memory scores - even low levels of social media exposure were linked to poorer cognitive performance 🔗 tinyurl.com/3vnpw4p3 @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social

New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in the Journal of Eating Disorders! Weight #discrimination associated with #eatingdisorder symptoms one year later 🔗 tinyurl.com/mjrzemuu @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social @barnhartwr.bsky.social

The Journalist’s Resource piece, “Eating disorders in boys and men: A research roundup,” quotes STRIPED + collaborator Dr. Jason Nagata. journalistsresource.org/home/eating-... @hsph.harvard.edu @alliancefored.bsky.social @naseemmiller.bsky.social @jasonmnagata.bsky.social

📣 New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in Current Pediatrics Reports! Potential benefits of #SocialMedia use and how to balance them 🔗 tinyurl.com/smhealthbene... @smahrteam.bsky.social @ucsfhealth.bsky.social @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social

📣 Join our webinar tomorrow: "From Insights to Action: the Second @thelancet.com Commission on #AdolescentHealth and Wellbeing" @lancetchildadol.bsky.social @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social @ighsatucsf.bsky.social @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social ‪@cforah.bsky.social‬ #IAAH ➡️ Register: mcri.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

A recent study of over 9k pre-teens found that greater #SocialMedia use & texting was linked to manic symptoms 2 years later. The findings suggest that identifying problematic screen use may help early #MentalHealth intervention efforts. Read the study: bit.ly/4m9ipru

📣 New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in Current Psychiatry Reports and at #MediaAndMinds25! A review of interventions aimed at reducing #MentalHealth effects of problematic #SocialMedia use among adolescents 🔗 tinyurl.com/psmuinterventions @childrenandscreens.bsky.social @smahrteam.bsky.social

Editorial: Addictive screen use in adolescents poses significant mental health risks beyond total screen time, necessitating targeted interventions. ja.ma/3SUI1Mv

Where do the mind and body connect in the #DigitalAge? Jason M. Nagata, MD, MSc (@jasonmnagata.bsky.social) and others will discuss the impacts of #DigitalMedia use on physical health & key intersections with #MentalHealth at #MediaAndMinds25. Register: bit.ly/3zOUbjH

New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in Sleep Health! Bedtime #screenuse, #sleep outcomes, and #sociodemographic associations ➡️ 71% of teens had an Internet-connected device in their bedroom ➡️ 25% were woken up in the past week by notifications 🔗 tinyurl.com/cr66wrzk @sleepfoundation.bsky.social

Editorial: Addictive screen use in adolescents poses significant mental health risks beyond total screen time, necessitating targeted interventions. ja.ma/3ZExngB

📣 New editorial in @jama.com! Findings from Xiao et al. highlight the importance of measuring addictive screen use beyond screen time alone ✍️ Many thanks to co-authors Christiane Helmer and Abubakr Al-Shoaibi 🔗 tinyurl.com/3w7xmrxj @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social @ucsfhealth.bsky.social

Come join @mbillmanmiller.bsky.social & I for our #ICED2025 panel on communicating information on EDs - starting today at 10am in Salon I. We have amazing speakers @jasonmnagata.bsky.social Cara Bohon, Savannah Roberts, & Karen Jennings Mathis!!

As preteens use more social media, their depressive symptoms increase, a UCSF study of ~12,000 kids in @jama.com finds. "Setting screen-free times for the whole family... can help build healthier digital habits for everyone," Dr. @jasonmnagata.bsky.social says.

New in @lancetchildadol.bsky.social with @thelancet.com commission on #adolescenthealth! ☑️ A checklist for reporting youth engagement in peer-reviewed research! 🔗 tinyurl.com/mayecheck @davidimbago.bsky.social @shakirachoonara.bsky.social @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social

Social media might be making kids depressed. A UCSF study of 12,000 kids found that more screen time was associated with more depressive symptoms, while cyberbullying was associated with both suicide and substance use. @jasonmnagata.bsky.social tiny.ucsf.edu/La1Raj

📣 New Comment on reporting of research with #Adolescents and #Youth engagement as part of the @thelancet.com Commission on #AdolescentHealth Comment here 👉 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #YouthHealth #MedSky @jasonmnagata.bsky.social Lancet Commission here 👉 bit.ly/4k14Vgo

📣 New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in @JAMANetworkOpen! ↗️ Increases in #social media use were followed by greater #depressive symptoms—but not the other way around 🔗 tinyurl.com/3fsfeeav @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social @ucsfhealth.bsky.social

📣 New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social as part of the @thelancet.com commission on #adolescenthealth #Cyberbullying associated with #mentalhealth symptoms and #substanceuseone year later 🔗 tinyurl.com/cyberabcd @testaalex.bsky.social @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social

📣 New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in @pediatricresearch.bsky.social! Social epidemiology of #sports and #extracurriculars in early #adolescents 🏃 🔗 tinyurl.com/abcdsports @ucsfhealth.bsky.social @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social @socpedresearch.bsky.social @e2e-spr.bsky.social

@e2e-spr.bsky.social Member, Jason Nagata, MD @jasonmnagata.bsky.social, shared his research on a link between the use of screen time and social media and the risk of developing an eating disorder with CNN. Read More: ow.ly/PJKu50VrOVG

📢 New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in Current Opinion in Pediatrics! Trends, #sociodemographic differences, #mentalhealth, & #physicalhealth effects of #socialmedia and #screenuse in early #adolescents 🔗 tinyurl.com/abcdscreens @ucsfhealth.bsky.social @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social

Excessive screen time in preteens is linked to the development of bipolar or mania two years later, a UCSF study finds. Parents can help by setting a good example: It’s “the biggest predictor of adolescent screen use,” Dr. @jasonmnagata.bsky.social says. ucsfh.org/4c5e1pL

📣 New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study! Sociodemographic differences in #cardiometabolic risk factors in #adolescents 🔗 tinyurl.com/bd3k5rc7 @testaalex.bsky.social @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social @ucsfhealth.bsky.social

📣 New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study! #Cyberbullying victimization associated with greater #manic symptoms in #adolescents 🔗tinyurl.com/cybermanic @testaalex.bsky.social @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social

New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study for #NationalEatingDisorderAwarenessWeek! #Sleep disturbance linked to greater odds of #BingeEating one year later 💤 🔗 tinyurl.com/sleepbinge @testaalex.bsky.social @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social

📣 New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social sky.social study in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health Several forms of #discrimination linked to higher odds of developing #OCD 🔗 tinyurl.com/discrimocd @testaalex.bsky.social @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social @ucsfhealth.bsky.social

📣 New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study! 📱 Greater #ScreenTime linked to higher #manic symptoms 2 years later ✍️ Gabriel Zamora, Abubakr Al-Shoaibi, Jason Lavender, @kyletganson.bsky.social, @testaalex.bsky.social, Jinbo He, Fiona Baker 🔗 tinyurl.com/screenmania #bipolar @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social

New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in @biomedcentral.bsky.social #Pediatrics Parent, mealtime, and bedroom #ScreenUse associated with greater mature media consumption in young adolescents 🎮 🎞️ 🔗 tinyurl.com/maturemediaparenting @ucsfhealth.bsky.social @testaalex.bsky.social @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social

📣 New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in #Pediatric #Research! Sociodemographic disparities in early #adolescent #nutrition 🍲🥦🥩 🔗 tinyurl.com/socialepinut... @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social @testaalex.bsky.social @ucsfhealth.bsky.social @socpedresearch.bsky.social

How does #SocialMedia influence your eating habits? Grateful to @cnn.com for highlighting this important topic and featuring our @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social research on #EatingDisorders @ucsfhealth.bsky.social @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/01/...

New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in Journal of #EatingDisorders! Clinical characteristics of hospitalized males with #ARFID 🔗 jeatdisord.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... #eatingdisorders @drdowneydoes.bsky.social @kyletganson.bsky.social @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social

What is #bigorexia? Here are the warning signs of the condition. Thanks @huffpost.com for raising awareness and including our work @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social #mentalhealth #muscledysmorphia #eatingdisorders www.huffpost.com/entry/what-i...

'An in depth look at Eating Disorders in boys & men' from @jasonmnagata.bsky.social bit.ly/Eating-disor... Recognise symptoms/presentations of #eatingdisorders in males Describe disordered eating behaviours for weight loss and muscle-building Identify medical complications of eating disorders

New pub led by Phúc Phan and @thomasphongle.bsky.social! #DatingApp (#Tinder, #Grindr) use is linked to #MuscleDysmorphia symptoms in queer Asian American men, but positive feelings about their race may buffer against these associations 🏳️‍🌈 📱 🔗 psycnet.apa.org/record/2025-... #LGBTQ #LGBT

While #SCOTUS considers the #TikTok ban today, our new @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study finds 2/3 of underage preteens use #socialmedia Study link: tinyurl.com/underagetiktok #adolescenthealth #Instagram #Snapchat

New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in Academic Pediatrics! #Transgender and #gender-questioning adolescents experience higher rates of #cyberbullying ✍️ Priya Balasubramanian, Thang Diep, Kyle Ganson, Alex Testa, Jinbo He, Fiona Baker 🔗 tinyurl.com/transcyberbu...