A UCSD Psychiatrist Investigates Whether Social Media Affects The
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Thursday, February 28, 2019 GULF TIMES 3 ROUND & ABOUT COMMUNITY Music maestro A R Rahman is going to Music and arts activities for students be performing on the 22nd of March at the taking place after they finish their day in Khalifa Stadium. school includes Group Music lessons, Hip- hop, Ballet, Drawing and Painting, Drama Syria Matters Exhibition Theatre & Taekwondo. Ages between 5 and Where: Museum of Islamic Art 10 years old after school hours. When: Ongoing till April 30 Time: 9am – 7pm Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) in Doha presents a major exhibition, co-curated by MIA Director Dr Julia Gonnella and Rania Abdellatif, as part of the MIA ten-year anniversary celebrations. Ballet Lessons Hobby Classes WHERE: Music and Arts Atelier WHERE: Mamangam Performing Art EVENTS Mehaseel Festival WHEN: Ongoing Centre WHERE: Katara Cultural Village TIME: 4pm – 8pm WHEN:Wednesday – Monday Artistic Gymnastic Classes WHEN: Ongoing For more info e-mail at registration@ Mamangam Performing Art Centre, is WHERE: Qatar Academy Msheireb Mehaseel Souq will be open every atelierqatar.com or call on 33003839. a holistic performing arts institution and WHEN: Today Thursday, Friday and Saturday until 31st of a one stop solution for adults as well as TIME: 3:15pm – 4:15pm March. It is a perfect market to get amazing children looking to explore their talents The olympic sport using horizontal bar, local fresh produce. in various art forms. We offer classes in rings and floor exercises on mats for the contemporary, Bollywood, hip-hop and children from age 4 till 16. 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TIME: 6pm – 11pm Come and learn the artistic practice of Arabic handwriting and calligraphy at Music and Arts Atelier. The lessons will take place every Saturday, Monday and Wednesday at 6pm. For more information, contact [email protected] After School Activities WHERE: Atelier WHEN: Ongoing Compiled by Nausheen Shaikh. E-mail: [email protected], Events and timings subject to change 4 GULF TIMES Thursday, February 28, 2019 COMMUNITY COVER STORY Are teens getting high on social media? BEHAVIOURAL PATTERN: Psychiatrists don’t recognise excessive social media use as addictive behaviour yet, according to Dr Kara Bagot, a child psychiatrist and assistant professor in residency at the University of California San Diego. By Peter Rowe There are studies already that show video games, computer games, his is a teen’s brain on marijuana. social media and increased tech This is a teen’s brain use associated with poor outcomes on social media. See any diff erence? in physical health, mental health TIn a ground-breaking study, a UCSD psychiatrist is investigating and risk-taking. We have to have whether social media aff ects the adolescent brain in the same more conversations about how to way as cannabis. Establishing a responsibly use social media link could change how medical professionals view teens’ ‘ — Dr Kara Bagot ’ engagement with Instagram, Thursday, February 28, 2019 GULF TIMES 5 COVER STORY COMMUNITY In a 2018 Pew Research Center survey, 95% of teens said they had a smart phone, the device most often used to access social media.