Depression and Anxiety
Relief: Use Social Networking Sites! Radio PSA script
Use: Immediate
Time: 30
seconds
Agency: National
Alliance for Caregiving
Title: Depression
and Anxiety Relief: Use Social Networking Sites!
Do you provide care for a
loved one? Do you know someone who does? Protect yourself from depression and
anxiety by spending more time on social networking sites.
Caregivers often find
they do not have time for or live in rural areas that limit use of face-to-face
caregiver support classes. Social networking sites allow caregivers to engage
on their own time and in their own way.
Caregivers who spend over
3 hours a week on social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram,
and Pinterest have lower rates of depression and anxiety.
Start spending more time
on social networking sites and reduce your risk of depression and anxiety.
Brought to you on behalf
of the National Alliance for Caregiving.
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References
Asbury, T., & Myers, N. L. (2014). Therapeutic potential of
social networking sites for caregivers. Psychology
Research, 4(9), 749-753.
