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Spending Countless Hours Online And On Social Media May Increase Cyberbullying Among Teens, Particularly Boys, Researchers Say

According to HealthDay (4/1, Murez), “spending countless hours online and on popular social media” may increase “cyberbullying, particularly among teen boys.” Investigators arrived at this conclusion after surveying some “428 teens aged 13 to 19, evenly split between girls and boys.” The findings were published online in the Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling.

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— “Boys Who Spend Lots of Time Online More Likely to Cyberbully “Cara Murez, HealthDay, April 1, 2021

Cannabis Use In Adolescence May Affect Socioeconomic Outcomes In Early Adulthood, Data From Three Studies Indicate

Healio (4/1, Weller) reports, “In a longitudinal analysis of twins, those who used cannabis more often than their identical twin during adolescence had worse socioeconomic outcomes in early adulthood,” investigators concluded after analyzing “data from three longitudinal studies involving 3,762 twins, including 2,410 monozygotic twins,” then using “a continuous adolescent cannabis use index and compared psychiatric, cognitive and socioeconomic outcomes – including educational attainment, occupational status and income – between twins through early adulthood.” The findings were published online April 6 in PNAS.

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— “Cannabis use in adolescence affects socioeconomic outcomes in early adulthood “Madison Weller, Healio, April 1, 2021

Many Young Teens, Particularly Gender Minority Youth, May Know Someone Who Has Attempted Suicide, Study Suggests

Healio (4/1, Downey) reports, “Many young teenagers, especially gender minority youth, know someone who has attempted suicide,” investigators concluded after assessing “data from 3,979 teenagers aged 14 and 15 years who were recruited between October 2018 and August 2019 for Growing up with Media, a national longitudinal survey.” The study also revealed that “youths’ exposure to suicidal behavior was related to higher levels of depressed mood.” The findings were published online April 1 in Pediatrics.

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— “Gender minority youth more likely to know someone who has attempted suicide “Ken Downey Jr., Healio, April 1, 2021

Some Patients With COVID-19 Experience PTSD After Recovery

CNN (4/1, Rios) reports, “Millions have survived Covid-19 hospitalization, and, for most, the acute physical symptoms have gone away.” But many “continue to endure the emotional and psychological trauma that comes with having Covid-19.” A study “published February 2021 found that 30% of Covid-19 survivors experienced post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, a psychological illness that usually occurs after someone has a life-threatening experience.”

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— “Post-Covid PTSD: the storm after the storm “Christopher Rios, CNN, April 1, 2021

Number Of Suicides In US Fell By 2,600 In 2020

Newsweek (4/1, Slisco) reports, “Suicide rates dropped in 2020 despite former President Donald Trump warning that COVID-19 lockdowns would lead to an increasing number of people taking their own lives.” Total US suicides for 2020 “numbered 44,834, over 2,600 fewer deaths than 2019’s total of 47,511, according to National Center for Health Statistics figures cited in an article published Wednesday by the Journal of the American Medical Association.” A smaller decrease of “around 800 happened between 2018 and 2019.”

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— “Suicides Fell by 2,600 in 2020, Despite Donald Trump’s Lockdown Warnings “Aila Slisco, Newsweek , April 1, 2021

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