An ever-increasing number of parents consult us for internet abuse and addiction they see in their children. The concerns are ...
The use of mobile devices by primary school-aged children for gaming, social media and streaming significantly increases the ...
It's official. After months of debate and study, the next edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM) will include "internet use disorder" as an area "recommended for ...
This phrase is on the tip of my tongue as introductions begin at my first meeting of Internet and Technology Addicts Anonymous. But, when it’s my turn, the words don’t come out. We begin with ...
Internet addiction can lead to various physical and mental health problems, especially in teens. But how can parents recognize the signs? According to Pew Research Center, 96% of U.S. teens use the ...
A recent study by Professor Phil Reed and his colleagues published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry provided some experimental evidence that internet addicts may be conditioned by what they view ...
ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - The internet is everywhere. According to Pew Research Center, 96% of US teens use the internet every day, and 46% of them say they’re online almost constantly. A big ...
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 ...
Hardcore online gamer? Spending hours on end plugged into stuff like World of Warcraft daily? Pay close attention then. While none of what I’m about to relay is definitive, it does have the air of ...