EurekAlert!: Free Understanding internet addiction, and its root causes, towards preventing problematic use
Free Understanding internet addiction, and its root causes, towards preventing problematic use
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 ...
CNN: How internet addiction may affect your teen’s brain, according to a new study
How internet addiction may affect your teen’s brain, according to a new study
WRAL: How internet addiction may affect your teen’s brain, according to a new study
The idea of internet addiction is a particular concern among parents, who worry about the harmful effects of screen time and often argue about device use with their children. According to a 2019 ...
In preparing the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, psychiatrists and other experts debated whether to include internet addiction. They decided that there ...
Max Chang and Irene Lee of University College London review neuroimaging studies of the effects of internet addiction on adolescent brains. Published June 4 in PLOS Mental Health, the study indicates ...
Problematic internet use parallels other addictive behaviors, including drug addiction, but the neurobiological and psychological mechanisms involved remain elusive. In a Perspective, Matthias Brand ...
More evidence suggests the severity of internet addiction (IA) is directly related to the severity of sleep problems in youth. Results from a study of more than 4000 adolescent students show IA ...