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The Social Media Mental Health Risk Assessment (SMRA) tool.
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Recently, scientists started to investigate the potential negative effects of Social Networking sites (SNs). In addition to their positive contribution to our lives, several studies demonstrated correlation between prolonged use of SNs and the occurrence of mental health conditions, such as, anxiety and depression. Their pervasive presence in indiv...
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... this paper, we introduce the Social Media Mental Health Risk Assessment (SMRA) tool (Figure 1), which provides assessors, therapists, and other professionals in mental health services, with a system for achieving a quick evaluation of whether social media plays a role in individuals' mental health conditions. The tool is designed to serve as a supplement to the assessment methods already being utilized at Baker Act facilities and in similar organizations. ...
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