BEIJING (Reuters Life!) - China has banned electro-shock therapy as a treatment for Internet addiction, citing uncertainty in the safety and effectiveness of the practice after criticism in the local ...

(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 ...

UNDATED (WKRC) - Internet addiction is a growing issue in a world where everybody has a computer in their pocket, and it's affecting teenagers. Compulsive internet usage has been on the rise in recent ...

Adolescents with an internet addiction undergo changes in the brain that could lead to addictive behavior and tendencies, finds a new study by UCL researchers. The findings, published in PLOS Mental ...

Adolescents with an internet addiction undergo changes in the brain that could lead to additional addictive behaviour and tendencies, finds a new study by UCL researchers. The findings, published in ...

In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, researchers examined the mediating function of web addiction in the association between alexithymia and depressive symptoms and the moderating ...

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 ...

In today’s hyper-connected world, children are growing up surrounded by screens and online platforms, making it increasingly difficult for parents to manage their internet use. While the digital realm ...

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 ...

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 ...