What role does social media play in a pandemic period? According to a recent study conducted by Concordia University researcher and neuroscientist Najmeh Khalili-Mahani, 700 respondents said their use of social media as well as dissemination platforms has increased. The study finds that the strong link between stress and screen addiction was because the latter provided some people with a place to take refuge from the stress caused by the pandemic. However, this reality is not the same for everyone since for some, too much use of social media is rather the cause of several mental disorders. Several people have reported a deterioration in their mental health in Quebec, but also abroad. A second study of 1,577 adults and 214 healthcare professionals in Wuhan, China, reports that spending more than two hours a day watching COVID-19-related news on social media is associated with a higher likelihood of being diagnosed with anxiety depression. "About a third of respo...

  MANY OF YOU SPEND A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF TIME ON SMARTPHONES AND OTHER TABLETS. WHO SAYS MOBILE INTERNET, SAYS SOCIAL NETWORKS. Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter,… are installed on our devices, but what do they represent?   Social network, what for? From the youngest to the oldest, many people of   all generations   connect to social networks. One of the main reasons for the success of this hobby is to be able to   communicate   instantly. Sharing   content,   consuming it ,   getting information ,   discovering , meeting … are all attractive aspects of social networks. Despite this apparently very positive enthusiasm, social networks have a considerable impact on our health.   The consequences on health In a survey on an audience of 1,500 young people aged 14 to 24, by the   Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) , Shirley Cramer, general delegate of the RSPH, declares in her preamble that social ...