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

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

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

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

It’s not enough to limit screentime, says Suzanne Duckett. Adults need to be honest about their own phone addiction, too ...

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

Gen Z is surprisingly swapping feature-rich iPhones for 'dumbphones' like BlackBerrys. Their aim? To combat tech addiction, ...

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

It is sleek, glass-fronted and addictive by design. Its host? Every human on Earth with a wifi signal. Far from being benign tools, smartphones parasitize our time, our attention and our personal ...