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The role of social media in schizophrenia: evaluating risks, benefits, and potential
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Purpose of review Patients with schizophrenia suffer from numerous social problems often because of negative symptoms of the illness and impairments in social cognition. Social media and social networks now offer a novel tool to engage and help patients navigate and potentially improve social functioning. In this review, we aim to explore how impaired neural networks in schizophrenia impair social functioning, examine the evidence base for social networks and social media to help in the role, consider the evidence for current risks and benefits of use, and discuss the future of social media and social networks for schizophrenia. Recent findings Patients with schizophrenia are increasingly connected to and engaged with social media. There is strong evidence that they own, use, and accept digital tools like smartphones and already use social media services like Facebook at high rates, especially among those who are younger. Less is known about the clinical risks and benefits of social media use in schizophrenia, although there are increasingly more social networking platforms being designed specifically for those with mental illness. Summary Social media tools have the potential to offer a plethora of new services to patients with schizophrenia, although the clinical evidence base for such is still nascent. It is important to ensure that both clinicians and patients are aware of and educated about the risks of using social media. Going forward, it is likely that social media wi…
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Metadata
- Authors
- Torous, J., & Keshavan, M.
- Affiliations
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (US)
- Corresponding author
- Torous, John
- Venue
- Current Opinion in Psychiatry
- Published
- 2016-05
- Volume
- 29
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 190-195
- ISSN
- 0951-7367 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2317960594
- Cited by
- 51
- References
- 6
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 3
- FWCI
- 0.86
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Current Opinion in Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Social Sciences › Health › Social Media in Health Education
- Keywords
- schizophrenia, social media, social networking sites, social functioning, negative symptoms, social cognition, digital mental health tools, smartphone use, Facebook, social cognition impairment
- MeSH terms
- Health Services Accessibility, Humans, Risk Factors, Schizophrenia, Schizophrenic Psychology, Social Adjustment, Social Behavior, Social Media
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