Publications by authors named "Yari Gvion"
Objective: This study examined the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescents' substance use, digital media use, and symptoms of internet, gaming, and social media addiction.
Method: A nationally representative longitudinal cohort of 1665 Israeli teens and preteens, aged 9-16, completed questionnaires assessing substance use prevalence, daily screen time, symptoms of media addiction, and potential risk and protective factors. Data were collected before the pandemic (October 2019), after the second wave lockdown (November 2020), and after the fifth wave (April 2022) in Israel.
Emotion perception and theory of mind in adolescents with major depression.
Acta Neuropsychiatr
October 2021
Article Synopsis
- * 14 adolescents with MDD and 25 HCs participated in tasks assessing facial expression recognition and interpersonal perception, with follow-up evaluations of depressive symptoms conducted two years later.
- * While both groups performed similarly in the tasks, findings suggested that lower accuracy in recognizing facial expressions during depressive episodes correlated with more severe depressive symptoms in the future, indicating that EP impairments may predict worse long-term outcomes in adolescents with MDD.
Siblings of Individuals With Eating Disorders: A Review of the Literature.
Front Psychiatry
June 2020
Eating disorders (EDs) are serious psychopathologies characterized by a persistent disturbance in eating or eating-related behavior. Studies have shown EDs' detrimental consequences not only for patients, but also for their families. Nevertheless, a specific group that has so far been neglected, in both the research and clinical fields, are siblings of individuals with EDs.
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