WEBVTT TEENS WHO ARE STILL SORTING OUT BODY IMAGE AND SELF ESTEEM. A NEW STUDY FROM THE U.K. PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL CLINICAL MEDICINE FOUND THAT 14-YEAR-OLD GIRLS WHO USED SOCIAL MEDIA MORE THAN FIVE HOURS A DAY SAW A 50% SPIKE IN DEPRESSION SYMPTOMS. TEEN BOYS SAW A 35% JUMP. RESEARCHERS FOUND THAT ALL TEENS WHO SPENT EXCESSIVE TIME ON SOCIAL MEDIA GOT LESS SLEEP AND EXERCISE, WHICH ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. IN ADDITION, THOSE TEENS WERE MORE LIKELY TO BE EXPOSED TO CYBER BULLYING. I THINK IT IS AN IMPORTANT QUESTION, HOW MUCH SCREEN TIME IS TOO MUCH. >> JOHN TOROUS IS A DIGITAL PSYCHIATRIST AT BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER. WE ASKED HIM ABOUT THE STUDY’S FINDINGS THAT MORE SCREEN TIME SEEMED TO SPARK MORE DEPRESSIO , PARTICULARLY IN GIRLS. RESEARCHERS LINKED THAT TO THE USE OF SNAPCHAT AND INSTAGRAM FOR PHOTOS RELATED TO BODY IMAGE. BUT DR. TOROUS SAYS ADOLESCNCE IS HARD REGARDLESS OF GENDER. >> I BET DEPENDING ON A DIFFERENT STUDY AND CONTEXT THAT WE WOULD FIND THAT IT IMPACTS BOYS AND GIRLS EQUALLY. >> EXPERTS SAY THE TAKE AWAY FOR PARENTS IS TO HELP KIDS FIND A HEALTHY BALANCE. >> BOTH APPLE AND ANDROID ON SMARTPHONES RELEASED UPDATES THAT TRACK HOW MUCH TIME YOU SPEND ON THE PHONE, SO IT IS POSSIBLE FOR PARENTS TO GET AN IDEA OF HOW MUCH TIME THEIR CHILDREN ARE SPENDING ON SOCIAL MEDIA, PRODUCTIVITY APPS, SCHEDULING APPS, VIDEO APPS. >> HE SAYS THREE HOURS OR LESS ARE BEST, AND ALSO SUGGESTS A CU