(CNN) — Teens who spend lots of time on social media have complained of feeling like they can’t pay attention to more important things like homework or time with loved ones. (CNN) — Teens who spend ...

GOING FORWARD. FIVE ON YOUR MENTAL HEALTH IS STARTLING EFFECTS OF INTERNET ADDICTION. THERE’S A NEW STUDY THAT FINDS TEENAGERS ARE AT THE HIGHEST RISK HERE TO TALK ABOUT. THIS IS DOCTOR KHATIJAH ...

Kimberly S. Young is a clinical psychologist who has been working on what she calls Internet addiction since the mid-1990s. In 1996, she acknowledged that “the term ...

It started with the Nintendo 64. Lauren recalls feverishly playing the '90s gaming console − and how it took priority over making friends or doing homework − when she was 8. Then, she says, it was her ...

A new study from the University of Surrey has shed light on the internet habits of individuals across different age groups. The research, which involved 796 participants, introduced a new framework ...

More parents are concerned about internet addiction by their adolescent children than substance addiction, according to the results of a survey published in JAMA Network Open on Oct. 26. Parents of ...

Adolescents with an internet addiction undergo changes in the brain that could lead to additional addictive behavior and tendencies, finds a new study. Adolescents with an internet addiction undergo ...

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 ...

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