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ADDICTIVE SCREEN USE TRAJECTORIES AND SUICIDAL BEHAVIORS, SUICIDAL IDEATION, AND MENTAL HEALTH IN US YOUTHS
Aug. 23, 2025 KEY POINTS Question Are addictive screen use trajectories associated with suicidal behaviors, suicidal ideation, and...


LOSS AVERSION AND EVIDENCE ACCUMULATION IN SHORT-VIDEO ADDICTION: A BEHAVIORAL AND NEUROIMAGING INVESTIGATION
Aug. 23. 2025 Excessive use of short-video platforms not only impairs decision-making processes but also predisposes individuals to...


RISKS FROM LANGUAGE MODELS FOR AUTOMATED MENTAL HEALTHCARE: ETHICS AND STRUCTURE FOR IMPLEMENTATION
Aug., 23, 2025 Amidst the growing interest in developing task-autonomous AI for automated mental health care, this paper addresses the...


AI TOOLS IN SOCIETY: IMPACTS ON COGNITIVE OFFLOADING AND THE FUTURE OF CRITICAL THINKING
Aug. 21, 2025 The proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) tools has transformed numerous aspects of daily life, yet its impact on...


TOO MUCH SOCIAL MEDIA? UNVEILING THE EFFECTS OF DETERMINANTS IN SOCIAL MEDIA FATIGUE
Aug. 21, 2025 Introduction: With the boom in social media, many people spend a lot of time on these platforms. Among them, some...


PRELIMINARY REPORT ON CHATBOT IATROGENIC DANGERS
Aug. 21, 2025 Key Takeaways Chatbots, designed for engagement, often validate users' thoughts, posing risks to vulnerable individuals,...


Effects of Social Media Use on Youth and Adolescent Mental Health: A Scoping Review of Reviews
Aug. 5, 2025 Nadine Agyapong-Opoku , Felix Agyapong-Opoku , Andrew J Greenshaw Background: The impact of social media on adolescent...


“Working in the content factory”: musicians’ social media use and mental health as seen through the lens of a transdiagnostic cognitive behavioural conceptualisation
Aug. 3, 2025 Research shows that musicians are an at-risk occupational group for mental health difficulties and suicidality. Further,...


Technostress and cognitive fatigue: Reducing digital strain for improved employee well-being: A literature review
Aug. 2, 2025 Technostress and cognitive fatigue are increasingly prevalent issues in modern workplaces where employees depend heavily on...


Technostress and time spent online. A cross-cultural comparison for teachers and students
Aug. 2, 2025 Introduction: Research shows that ICT is beneficial for academics and students, aiding in overcoming distance barriers,...


Twenty-first century alienation and health: a research agenda
Aug. 1, 2025 Alienation has been used as a crucial concept to describe the negative psychosocial impacts that stem from the ways...


Between Depression and Alienation: Burnout as a Translator Category for Critical Theories
Liviu Poenaru, Aug. 1, 2025 The horizon of critical theories and their target audience (i.e., the subjects exposed to social suffering)...


Deep Learning Characterizes Depression and Suicidal Ideation from Eye Movements
July 20, 2025 Identifying physiological and behavioral markers for mental health conditions is a longstanding challenge in psychiatry....


On the Interplay of Epigenetics, ADHD and Digital Media Usage: An Adaptive Dynamical System Modelling Approach
July 20, 2025 This article provides a computational analysis of the behavioural effects of ADHD and its epigenetic factors including the...


Molecular and Neurobiological Imbalance from the Use of Technological Devices During Early Child Development Stages
July 20, 2025 Background/Objectives Digital technologies have become increasingly integrated into the daily lives of children and...


FRONT. SOCIOL.: Testing hypotheses about the harm that capitalism causes to the mind and brain: a theoretical framework for neuroscience research
July 20, 2025 In this paper, we will attempt to outline the key ideas of a theoretical framework for neuroscience research that reflects...


Expressing stigma and inappropriate responses prevents LLMs from safely replacing mental health providers
July 13, 2025 Should a large language model (LLM) be used as a therapist? In this paper, we investigate the use of LLMs to replace ...


Feeling Machines: Ethics, Culture, and the Rise of Emotional AI
July 12, 2025 This paper explores the growing presence of emotionally responsive artificial intelligence through a critical and...


Addictive Screen Use Trajectories and Suicidal Behaviors, Suicidal Ideation, and Mental Health in US Youths
July 12, 2025 Key Points Question Are addictive screen use trajectories associated with suicidal behaviors, suicidal ideation, and...


Social Media Use and Depressive Symptoms During Early Adolescence
July 12, 2025 Key Points Question Are there within-person associations between social media use (time) and depressive symptoms across...
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