Is social media causing childhood depression?
Rangan Chatterjee
Rangan Chatterjee  is a GP and says  he  has seen plenty of evidence of the link between mental ill-health in youngsters and their use of social media.
So  Dr Chatterjee  suggested a simple solution - the teenager should attempt to wean  himself  off social media  restricting  himself  to just an hour before  he  went to bed. Over the course of a few weeks   he  should extend this to two hours at night and two in the morning.
" He  reported a significant improvement in  his  wellbeing and  after six months  I had a letter from  his  mother saying  he  was happier at school and integrated into the local community."
That and similar cases have led  him  to question the role social media plays in the lives of young people.
"Social media is having a negative impact on mental health "  he  said. "I do think it is a big problem and that we need some rules. How do we educate society to use technology so it helps us rather than harms us?"
 [TGT] is a GP and says   [TGT]   has seen plenty of evidence of the link between mental ill-health in youngsters and their use of social media.
So   [TGT] suggested a simple solution - the teenager should attempt to wean   [TGT]   off social media  restricting   [TGT]   to just an hour before   [TGT]   went to bed. Over the course of a few weeks    [TGT]   should extend this to two hours at night and two in the morning.
"  [TGT]   reported a significant improvement in   [TGT]   wellbeing and  after six months  I had a letter from  his  mother saying  he  was happier at school and integrated into the local community."
That and similar cases have led  him  to question the role social media plays in the lives of young people.
"Social media is having a negative impact on mental health "  he  said. "I do think it is a big problem and that we need some rules. How do we educate society to use technology so it helps us rather than harms us?"