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Reviews in Digital Mental Health (228) Medicine 2.0: Social Media, Open, Participatory, Collaborative Medicine (1573) Mental Health Issues in Adolescence (386) e-Mental Health and Cyberpsychology (1411) Anxiety and Stress Disorders (1013) Mass Media/Social Media Communication and Campaigns (450) Problematic Internet Use, Online Gambling and Game Addiction (108)

Published on in Vol 9, No 4 (2022): April

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/33450, first published .
Problematic Social Media Use in Adolescents and Young Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Problematic Social Media Use in Adolescents and Young Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Problematic Social Media Use in Adolescents and Young Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

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Holly Shannon1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Katie Bush1 Author Orcid Image ;   Paul J Villeneuve2, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Kim GC Hellemans2 Author Orcid Image ;   Synthia Guimond1, 2, 4 Author Orcid Image
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