Are Smartphones Harming Teenagers?
The spread of smartphones has come with rising rates of depression in teenagers
The Real Story · BBC World Service
September 1, 201749m 41s
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Show Notes
The spread of smartphones has come with increasing rates of depression in teenagers. Psychologists are debating whether too much time online and looking at screens is causing rising rates of obesity, depression and even suicide, or whether these problems are - for some reason - affecting all of society including teenagers.
(Photo: Teenager using smart phone in bed. Credit: Getty Images)