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Social Media Use among Adolescents: Benefits and Risks

Author(s): Dana Reid and Paul WeiglePages 73-80 (8) Abstract: Background: Although use of social media is an important part of adolescents’ lives, the mental health impact of this activity is largely unknown to practitioners. Methods: An extensive literature search was conducted regarding social media use among adolescents and the benefits and potential risks associated with that use. A PUBMED search was conducted using various terms including “social media and teens”, “social media and suicide”, “facebook and suicide”, “sexting”, “cyberbullying”,...

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Deliberate Foreign Body Ingestion and Hopefulness Across Clinical Settings: An Under-Appreciated, but Significant, Non-Suicidal Self-Injury

Author(s): Gagandeep Singh, Theodore A. Petti, Michael Gara, Barbara K. Snyder and Mark RosatoPages 229-236 (8) Abstract: Background: Deliberate Foreign Body Ingestion (DFBI) is a form of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). DFBI is a problem in longer-term care psychiatric facilities but is poorly detailed in clinical and general pediatric populations. Hopefulness is a construct that may prove useful in formulating diagnosis and treatment for youth with DFBI. Methods: Adolescents ages 11-18 years from an adolescent medicine clinic and a psychiatric...

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Supplements, Diets and Other Complementary and Alternative Interventions in Adolescent Mental Health

Author(s): Bettina Bernstein and Alisa VollPages 73-83 (11) Abstract: Background: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has become increasingly popular over the past 20 years and is used by many adolescents and their families. CAM includes a host of integrative approaches whose difference from traditional medicine center around its holistic rather than compartmentalized approach to the patient, in which evaluation of health and well-being considers the mind, body, and spirit. Methods: This article provides an overview of both pharmacologic...

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A Possible Case of Bipolar Disorder Unmasked by Dextromethorphan in a 16-year-old Adolescent

Author(s): Daniel P. Witter, Lalita Ramnaraine and Michael A. ShapiroPages 273-276 (4) Abstract: Background/Objective: Several case reports have described psychosis or mania in patients abusing dextromethorphan. In each of the cases of mania, the symptoms resolved rapidly after the dextromethorphan was metabolized. To our knowledge, no cases have been reported of an underlying diagnosis of bipolar disorder that has been revealed by abuse of dextromethorphan. This report describes such a possible case. Method: We describe clinical observations...

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Problematic Internet Use: A Case of Social Media Addiction

Author(s): Sandra M. DeJongPages 112-115 (4) Abstract: Background: Internet addiction, also called Problematic internet use, has an estimated prevalence globally of 5- 10%, quickly becoming an increasingly important clinical problem in adolescent psychiatry. Method: A case of social media addiction in a 13-year-old girl is presented and discussed using Tam and Walter’s “Basic Model of PIU in Youth” (Tam and Walter, 2013). Potential treatment approaches are also reviewed. Results: While many cases of internet addiction focus on online...

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