Researchers have, over the years, come up with ways of measuring what’s been referred to as smartphone addiction—including ...

The downsides of doomscrolling and screen addiction are well documented, but while many of us would like to spend less time glued to a smartphone, it’s easier said than done. Much has been ...

When Dr. Drew Pinsky sat down with Michael and Lauryn Bosstick on The Skinny Confidential Him & Her Podcast, the conversation felt less like a lecture and more like coffee with a brilliantly ...

Problematic smartphone use hasn’t been officially classified as an addiction, but there is some agreement that it shares similarities ...

Anita Hagh couldn’t stop pressing the corner of her phone screen where the Facebook app used to be. Enjoy the latest local, ...

A new study has found children as young as 10 show clinical-level gaming disorder, which researchers say could affect 100,000 ...

Is it an addiction? “I’m not saying that phones are the same as heroin,” says Dr Nicola Kalk, a consultant psychiatrist specialising in addictions at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & ...

A 24-hour phone-free experiment at SEMO reveals students’ mixed feelings—some found freedom and focus, others felt anxious ...

As the spotlight has been shone on the sometimes subversive influence of smartphones on the younger generation with the ...

Urgent action needed to allow children to play outdoors and away from digital devices, says a report by Raising the Nation ...

An expert in digital safety said every school is handling the issue of smartphones differently after the Prime Minister ...