Hacker News with Generative AI: Adolescents

Is Depression Contagious? (smithsonianmag.com)
A new study suggests that among adolescents mental health disorders could be “socially transmitted,” though its researchers could not establish any direct cause.

Mental Health, Adolescents, Science, Social Transmission

6 points by orcul 35 days ago | 0 comments

Dramatic drop in marijuana use among U.S. youth over a decade (fau.edu)
Current marijuana use among adolescents decreased from 23.1% in 2011 to 15.8% in 2021. First-time use before age 13 also dropped from 8.1% to 4.9%.

Marijuana Use, Adolescents, Public Health, Research, Trends

115 points by geox 36 days ago | 294 comments

Screen Media Use and Mental Health of Children and Adolescents (jamanetwork.com)

Mental Health, Children, Adolescents, Health, Technology

8 points by quxinxin 137 days ago | 0 comments

Transmission of Mental Disorders in Adolescent Peer Networks (jamanetwork.com)

Mental Health, Adolescents, Peer Groups, Social Sciences, Medicine

77 points by Luc 187 days ago | 101 comments

Autopsy Cardiac Findings in 2 Adolescents Following Second Covid-19 Vaccine Dose (allenpress.com)

Autopsy, COVID-19 Vaccine, Health, Adolescents, Medical Research

32 points by typeofhuman 208 days ago | 36 comments

Physical fitness and risk of mental disorders in children and adolescents (jamanetwork.com)

Physical Health, Mental Health, Children, Adolescents, Research

68 points by pseudolus 218 days ago | 69 comments