ABSTRACT

The rate of admission to treatment facilities for psychiatric illness in youth is rising. There is also concern for their use of screen-time behaviors. The purpose of the present study was to explore hospitalized youth ratings for their utilization of social media and electronic devices, and their school experiences including bullying, and to compare their ratings to the provincial norm. The discharge plans were also examined. A survey with standardized questions taken from a provincial survey was administered while youth were in hospital. The mean age of the 111 youth who participated was 15.3 years (SD 1.4), and 78 (70%) identified as female. A high percentage of youth reported five or more hours of daily social media use, being bullied and bullying others; 57% reported a moderate to severe problem with digital media use. Adolescent patients reported greater problematic behaviors than the average adolescent. An unexpected finding was that many patients were discharged from the hospital to residential treatment programs. Youth reported many concerns with bullying, high use of electronics and poor school experiences. Many patients were discharged to specialized community residential treatment programs, which can be seen as essential components for the continuity of mental health treatment.

摘要

青少年精神疾病治疗机构的入院率正在上升。他们对屏幕时间行为的使用也令人担忧。本研究的目的是探讨住院青年对社交媒体和电子设备使用情况的评分，以及包括欺凌在内的学校经历，并将他们的评分与省级标准进行比较。还检查了出院计划。在青少年住院期间进行了一项来自省级调查的标准化问题调查。参与的 111 名青年的平均年龄为 15.3 岁 (SD 1.4)，其中 78 名 (70%) 被确定为女性。高比例的年轻人报告说每天使用社交媒体五个小时或更长时间，被欺负和欺负他人；57% 报告数字媒体使用存在中度至重度问题。与普通青少年相比，青少年患者报告的问题行为更多。一个意外的发现是，许多患者从医院出院并接受住院治疗计划。青少年报告了对欺凌、大量使用电子产品和糟糕的学校经历的许多担忧。许多患者出院后接受专门的社区住院治疗计划，这可被视为心理健康治疗连续性的重要组成部分。