[Vol. 78] How Social Media Are Affecting the Mental Status

It is unquestionable that social media have permeated into every aspect of life, changing the way people live. However, it is quite questionable whether they have brought only positive effects. On the surface, it looks like social media have succeeded in making the whole world as a global village. If you look inside the village, however, it is posing a threat to the mental health of people, revealing, spreading, and even worsening various mental disorders. Thus, the cover stories will look deep into the major three mental problems that are related with social media: obsession with appearance, distorted ways of craving attention, and depression.