100 WVIA Way
Pittston, PA 18640

Phone: 570-826-6144
Fax: 570-655-1180

Copyright © 2025 WVIA, all rights reserved. WVIA is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.
Donate
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Just one week off social media can improve young adults' mental health, study finds

By Rhitu Chatterjee
Published November 25, 2025 at 4:43 AM EST

A new study shows that cutting social media use for just one week can reduce mental health symptoms, like anxiety and depression, in young adults.

Copyright 2025 NPR
News
Rhitu Chatterjee
Rhitu Chatterjee is a health correspondent with NPR, with a focus on mental health. In addition to writing about the latest developments in psychology and psychiatry, she reports on the prevalence of different mental illnesses and new developments in treatments.