Attention netizens: How Social media is fueling depression

Young people who spend over two hours a day on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram more likely to show symptoms of anxiety

For more than a year, most of Millicent Kithinji's Facebook friends ignored her posts, many of which were overwhelmingly laden with clear signs of unhappiness, dissatisfaction with life, depression and suicidal thoughts.

But when she finally reached the tipping point and committed suicide on March 21, her friends, and suddenly the country, were finally forced to take note.