Clinical Disorder Headings Linked to Social Media Use

Below are clinical disorder headings that are commonly associated with heavy, problematic, or compulsive SOCIAL MEDIA use.

INDIVIDUAL-LEVEL CLINICAL DISORDERS

- Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)

- Anxiety Disorders (e.g., Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder)

- Social Anxiety Disorder

- Sleep-Wake Disorders (especially Insomnia and reduced sleep quality)

- Eating Disorders (Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge-Eating Disorder)

- Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)

- Muscle Dysmorphia (BDD spectrum / related symptoms)

- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) symptom escalation (checking, reassurance-seeking loops)

- Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders (including PTSD symptoms linked to cyberbullying/online harassment exposure)

- ADHD-related attention dysregulation / symptom exacerbation

- Behavioral addiction phenotype: Problematic Social Media Use (often described as “social media addiction” in practice)

HIGH-RISK CLINICALLY RELEVANT OUTCOMES (NOT DIAGNOSES, BUT CLOSELY LINKED)

- Self-harm behaviors

- Suicidal ideation and suicide-related behaviors (risk is often discussed in the context of addictive/compulsive use patterns)

POPULATION-LEVEL CLINICAL BURDEN AREAS (WHERE IMPACT IS OFTEN MOST VISIBLE)

- Adolescent mental health burden: depression/anxiety plus sleep disruption clusters

- Body image distress and eating-disorder burden (social comparison pressure, appearance-centric feeds)

- Cyberbullying-related trauma/stress burden