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Episode: Dr. Meredith Gansner - Depression, Diagnosis & Digital Culture in Teens
Description: Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Digital media is changing the way young people experience—and express—mental health struggles, particularly depression. Child and adolescent psychiatrist, Dr. Meredith Gansner, joins us to discuss themes in her new book Teen Depression Gone Viral. 🔍 Topics We Explore:What inspired Teen Depression Gone Viral and the choice to focus on digital media’s roleCurrent trends in teen depression—what’s driving the rise?Why are so many teens turning to social media for psychiatric education?How digital culture alters the presentation and self-understanding of depressive symptoms in adolescents...