Media Use and Its Associations With Paranoia in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder: Ecological Momentary Assessment.
Vincent PaquinRobert A AckermanColin Andrew DeppRaeanne Cristine MoorePhilip D HarveyAmy E PinkhamPublished in: JMIR mental health (2024)
This study shows that social media use was associated with a modest decrease in paranoia, perhaps reflecting the clinical benefits of social connection. However, structural disadvantage and individual factors may hamper the accessibility of media activities, and the mental health correlates of media use may further vary as a function of contents and contexts of use.