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The idea that a teen could be depressed, depression can result in significant impairments in theability to function, depression can lead to substance abuse and even suicide is no longer a novelidea. When I started in psychiatry over 40 years ago these ideas had not been thought thru. Infact the ability of teens or children…

Is your son or daughter becoming a Social Media misfit?   Norman Alessi MD                              Words: 348                             Date: July  9, 2023 Recently I wrote a summary of the recent  U.S Surgeon General advisory about the role social media might play in worsening the mental health of our youth.    The take away is that for those youth…