# With teen mental health deteriorating over five years, there's a likely culprit

<https://theconversation.com/with-teen-mental-health-deteriorating-over-five-years-theres-a-likely-culprit-86996>

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## What Jamie wrote

> What happened so that so many more teens, in such a short period of time, would feel depressed, attempt suicide and commit suicide? After scouring several large surveys of teens for clues, I found that all of the possibilities traced back to a major change in teens’ lives: the sudden ascendance of the smartphone.

Oh no. It is really hard to separate the smartphone and social media.

> Those who avoided Facebook reported feeling less depressed at the end of the week.

🤔

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