Impact of Social Media on Body Image

Impact of Social Media on Body Image

The Matt Townsend Show - Season 4, Episode 71 , Segment 3

News and Politics, Dance, Social Media and Body Image

Episode: News and Politics, Dance, Social Media and Body Image

  • Apr 13, 2015 1:00 pm
  • 33:10 mins

Dr. Karen L. Steinberg, clinical psychologist and assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Connecticut Health Center. Approximately a half million teens struggle with eating disorders or disordered eating. Anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating can cause serious physical problems and, at their most severe, can even be life-threatening. Dr. Steinberg joins the show to talk about the impact of social media on body image.