“Social media creates ideal images of what a young woman's and, girl's life should look like.” – Dr. med. Katayun Hassanpour, Specialist in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at The Kusnacht Practice.

A third of all young women are suffering from anxiety and depression in the UK, Government figures suggest, as experts blame the twenty-four seven nature of social media. 

In episode #009 of The Kusnacht Practice’s new podcast series, Global Sales and Marketing Director – Philippe Rovere talks with Dr. med. Katayun Hassanpour – Specialist in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy about the effects of social media on the mental health of young females. 

Dr. Hassanpour discusses the increase in cases of anxiety due to social media’s manufactured, and unachievable ideals of beauty; the ever-growing distance between the real world and the artificial, and the associated pressure on young women to pursue ‘the perfect life’.