Facebook can affect your mental health: Research
JERUSALEM: Facebook and other social networking sites may affect your mental health by causing psychotic episodes and delusions, researchers warn. As internet access becomes increasingly widespread, so do related psychopathologies such as internet addiction and delusions related to the technology and to virtual relationships, according to the study. Web-based communication systems such as Facebook and [...]
Facebook Might Actually Be Good For You
We stalk our ex-partners on it, we are friends with celebrities on it, we play games on it, and we post photos of ourselves on it. But what are we really getting out of the time we spend on Facebook? Like picture from Shutterstock We all know that face-to-face social networks are associated with feelings [...]
Thumbs up: Facebook might be good for you
We stalk our ex-partners on it, we are friends with celebrities on it, we play games on it, and we post photos of ourselves on it. But what are we really getting out of the time we spend on Facebook? We all know that face-to-face social networks are associated with feelings of inclusion, connectedness and [...]
Cyber-bullying complaints over social media attacks on public servants
ANGRY taxpayers, welfare recipients and warring parents are using social media to vent their rage at public servants, triggering 1685 cyber-bullying complaints by federal bureaucrats. And one-in-six federal public servants claimed to have been harrassed or bullied in one form or another in the past 12 months, data from the Australian Public Service Commission reveals. [...]
Twitter ‘move’ to Australia will help curb online abuse
TWITTER’S first corporate presence in Australia will help curb the nation’s growing online bullying problem, a mental health organisation said today. The US-based social media giant is expected to imminently confirm plans to establish a new, full-time presence in Sydney as part of a move to ease tensions with state and federal authorities. Twitter has [...]
Facebook use leads to depression? No, says study
A study of university students is the first evidence to refute the supposed link between depression and the amount of time spent on Facebook and other social-media sites. The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health study suggests that it may be unnecessarily alarming to advise patients and parents on the risk of [...]
Internet ‘helping youth mental health’
Increasing numbers of young people are using the internet and social media to find help for mental health problems, a Sydney conference has heard. New methods of social interaction, such as Facebook, are helping young people seek assistance among their peers, director of the Brain and Mind Research Institute at the University of Sydney Professor [...]
Is social media harming our mental health, researchers wonder?
By Vito Pilieci A couple of months ago, Marisa Murray stepped out to grab a bite to eat with a friend. The restaurant they chose was busy, and the table they sat at was shoehorned between two large families. They didn’t mind, but as Murray settled in, she found herself paying more attention to the [...]
Ethical Framework for the Use of Social Media by Mental Health Professionals
A competent practitioner working online will always adhere to at least the following minimum standards and practices in order to be considered to be working in an ethical manner. Practitioners have a sufficient understanding of their Ethics Codes and Social Media and can integrate how they relate to professional conduct online. Practitioners are mindful that [...]
Google+ for Business Examined
By Frank Reed Google+ is the Internet industry’s favorite whipping boy but that doesn’t mean that there are not those out there using it effectively and also promoting its use. The infographic in this post was done by Chris Brogan and BlueGlass. As with anything relating to this topic, especially as it relates to Google+’s [...]
