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The Impact of Social Media on Youth Mental Health

Challenges and Opportunities

Jacqueline Nesi
North Carolina Medical Journal March 2020, 81 (2) 116-121; DOI: https://doi.org/10.18043/ncm.81.2.116
Jacqueline Nesi
postdoctoral fellow, Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior, Division of Clinical Psychology, Brown University and Bradley Hasbro Research Center, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island
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