In-person social contact may help buffer against symptoms of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but the same is not true of contact on Facebook, according to a new study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders.
“When we look at a head-to-head comparison of time spent socializing on Facebook vs. face-to-face, it is the time spend in-person with our friends and family that probably matters most to reducing symptoms of depression and PTSD in veterans,” said Dr....
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source https://psychcentral.com/news/2018/11/20/mental-health-may-benefit-from-face-to-face-social-contact-but-not-online/140527.html
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