“Sexting” could lead to depression among teenagers

Monday 11th May 2015 08:52 EDT
 

A leading psychiatrist has warned that the frequency of sexting and cyber-bullying among the current youth can lead to the prevailing of depression and anxiety when they grow up.

Dr Natasha Bijlani, a consultant psychiatrist from Priory Hospital, Roehampton, expressed that young adults and teenagers already suffer from body image issues, low self-esteem and have the tendency of self-harming, due to their childhood being scarred by online and digital abuse.


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