What started out as web surfing by a healthy teen descended into online obsession and isolation. Was it depression, internet addiction or both?... Is 'Internet Addiction' Real? When her youngest ...

If you’re a parent to teens, then you know that more times than not, their attention is taken up entirely by what’s happening on their phone screen. But instead of chalking it up to typical teenage ...

The invention of social media’s never-ending scroll birthed an unforeseen addiction to the internet, and now, researchers are attempting to measure screen dependency in new studies. Scientists from ...

Digital addiction is a broad term for unhealthy behaviors related to spending too much time on the internet, in particular when a person cannot stop these behaviors despite experiencing negative ...

Co-authored by Richard Zhang, M.D., M.A. and Eunice Y. Yuen, M.D., Ph.D. In 2022, a year after China’s government prohibited youth under age 18 from playing online games more than three hours per week ...

Ms. Szalavitz is a contributing Opinion writer who covers addiction and public policy. When I was arrested and charged with possession with intent to sell cocaine in 1986, I was addicted to both coke ...

Social media has become an integral part of modern society, with billions of users worldwide. It allows people to connect, share information, and keep up with the latest news and trends. However, the ...

More a popular idea than a scientifically valid concept, internet addiction is the belief that people can become so dependent on using their mobile phones or other electronic devices that they lose ...