Published on in Vol 5, No 3 (2018): Jul-Sept

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/10496, first published .
For Better or for Worse? A Systematic Review of the Evidence on Social Media Use and Depression Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Minorities

For Better or for Worse? A Systematic Review of the Evidence on Social Media Use and Depression Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Minorities

For Better or for Worse? A Systematic Review of the Evidence on Social Media Use and Depression Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Minorities

César G Escobar-Viera   1, 2 * , MD, PhD ;   Darren L Whitfield   2, 3, 4 * , PhD ;   Charles B Wessel   5 * , MLS ;   Ariel Shensa   1 * , MA ;   Jaime E Sidani   1 * , PhD ;   Andre L Brown   2 * , PhD ;   Cristian J Chandler   2 * , PhD, MPH ;   Beth L Hoffman   1 * , BSc ;   Michael P Marshal   4 * , PhD ;   Brian A Primack   1 * , MD, PhD

1 Center for Research on Media, Technology, and Health, School of Medicine, University of Pittburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

2 Center for LGBT Health Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

3 School of Social Work, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

4 Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

5 Health Sciences Library, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

*all authors contributed equally

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  • César G Escobar-Viera, MD, PhD
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