SCRMC HealthBreak | Social Media and Adolescent Mental Health
Posted on April 27, 2026
While social media can be a powerful tool for connection, it can also contribute to harmful self‑perception over time.
“There have been studies that do show that children and teenagers are more negatively affected, especially girls are more affected with social media because, unfortunately, with social media comes a lot of comparisons,” South Central child and adolescent psychiatrist, Areeba Zamar, MD, said.
South Central Behavioral Health offers many resources to help patients, of any age, cope with distress related to social media. For more information or to schedule an appointment with South Central Behavioral Health, please call 601-426-9614.