Anxiety and depression amongst youth as adverse effects of using social media : A Review.

Social media use has become widely popularized in modern society and because of that, human interactions have drastically changed. In parallel, depression and anxiety have reached unprecedented levels among the youth, and concerns have emerged on social media use compromising mental health. The objectives of our review are to explore if there is a relation between social media and the development of those two disorders among youth, to highlight the patterns that could lead to them, and to give recommendations for future research. Methods: Based on the Scale for the Assessment of Narrative Review Articles (SANRA) Criteria, the authors performed a search of all-time articles published in the Medline database using terms such as social media, social media use, problematic social media use, depression, anxiety, suicidality, self-harm, fear of missing out, cyberchondria, cyberbullying, sexting, and online shopping. The initial search yielded 184 924 articles. After review, 77 articles were included for discussion. Results: Social media use is often associated with depression and anxiety. Different patterns are thought to predict poorer mental health outcomes like multitasking, emotional investment, appearance-based activities, passive media use, problematic social media use, cyberbullying, sexting, and disaster awareness. Conclusion: Specific patterns of engagement with social media appear to be associated with poor mental health outcomes in youth. It is important for physicians to address social networks exposure in well-visits and for parents to communicate about it openly. However, more in-depth research needs to be done to determine a relation of causality.

The Importance of Sociocultural Factors for Understanding and Managing Genito-Pelvic Pain/Penetration Disorder: The Example of Muslim Societies.

ABSTRACT: Although potentially disabling for couples, genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder (GPP/PD) is still not well understood. In Muslim countries, this condition reaches high levels, which could be because of the traditional social background. In this study, we aimed to identify the sociocultural determinants leading to GPP/PD in countries in the Middle East/North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and Turkey and to discuss the implications on management.This systematic review of quantitative and qualitative studies was conducted on three databases: Medline, Embase, and Google Scholar. The review includes all-time articles that examined the sociocultural factors related to GPP/PD in Muslim societies. The majority of the couples had poor sexual education despite their high educational level. They often visited traditional healers, general practitioners, and gynecologists before being referred to sexologists. With adequate treatment, the majority could achieve penetration rapidly.Muslim countries show high levels of PD, which might be due to their strict religious background. The latter should be integrated into the management for better results.

Report of a Rare Case of Beta-Thalassemia Major With Subperiosteal Hematomas.

Beta-thalassemia represents a range of hemoglobinopathies that are a consequence of an impairment in the synthesis of beta-globin chains. They result in different degrees of hemolysis and ineffective erythropoiesis, depending on the underlying mutations. They can lead to severe complications mainly resulting from anemia. However, there is no bleeding tendency in this disorder, and it is uncommon to see hematoma formation in affected patients. To our knowledge, subperiosteal hematomas have been rarely described in the context of beta-thalassemia. Herein, we report a unique case of a 19-year-old boy who was diagnosed with transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia and secondary hemochromatosis and developed atraumatic subperiosteal hematomas along the humerus.