How Mistakes on Social Media Affect Mental Health

Bioethicist Insoo Hyun and psychiatrist Rebecca Brendel discuss the consequences of constant surveillance on young people growing up in the digital age. What impact can social media have on privacy, trust, and mental health? And how can oversharing on these platforms can be harmful?

Dr. Insoo Hyun is the director of the Center for Life Sciences and Public Learning at the Museum of Science. 

Rebecca Weintraub Brendel, MD, JD, is president of the American Psychiatric Association and the director of the master’s degree program at the Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics.