REPERCUSSIONS OF SCREEN USE ON MENTAL HEALTH IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
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child, screen time, mental healthAbstract
This study aimed to identify the repercussions of excessive screen time on the mental health of children in early childhood. This is an integrative review that selected articles from the Medline, Lilacs, BDENF and SciELO databases. The terms “child”, “screen time” and “mental health” were used as descriptors registered in the Health Sciences Descriptors (DeCS) database, and were associated by the Boolean operator AND. After applying the eligibility criteria for the study, a sample of 12 original articles was obtained, which focused mainly on the study of the complications of excessive screen time on neurodevelopmental delay, worsening of pre-existing disorders or the emergence of symptoms of mental distress in children. This demonstrated the existence of close relationships between excessive screen time and mental health problems in the first years of life.
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