Increases in Depressive Symptoms, Suicide-Related Outcomes, and Suicide Rates Among U.S. Adolescents After 2010 and Links to Increased New Media Screen Time

Analyzes large U.S. survey datasets (n > 500,000) plus national statistics, reporting that depressive symptoms and suicide-related outcomes rose after 2010 alongside new media use, with stronger associations among girls. Represents the "harm" side of the debate; effect sizes are small and the design is correlational/ecological.