Increased Smartphone Use May Up Suicide Risk In Teens: Study
Prolonged use of smartphones and computers may increase the risk of depression and suicide- related behaviours in teenagers, especially girls, a major study warns.
"These increases in mental health issues among teens are very alarming," said Jean Twenge, from the San Diego State University in the US.
"Teens are telling us they are struggling, and we need to take that very seriously," Twenge said.
Researchers studied questionnaire data from more than 500,000 teens.
The study published in the journal Clinical Psychological Science looked at data suicide statistics kept by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
They found that the suicide rate for girls aged between 13 and 18 years increased by 65 per cent between 2010 and 2015.
The number of girls experiencing s...