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

By Rhitu Chatterjee
Published November 25, 2025 at 3:43 AM CST

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.

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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.
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