While technology ... addiction, it can still be debilitating for sufferers. And Dr Andrew Doan, a neuroscientist and expert on digital addiction, agrees that the lockdowns have exacerbated the ...

More a popular idea than a scientifically valid concept, internet addiction is ... Much of their social activity has simply moved online. Like any new technology, the computer has changed the ...

It is part of an inquiry into technology addiction ... But he told them the problem was difficult to pinpoint because social media had become so integrated into daily life.

They are characterized by impaired control over usage; social impairment ... individuals who develop an addiction may not be aware that their behavior is causing problems for themselves and ...

And therein lies the problem as it points to a growing social problem ... worse than alcohol addiction,” says Gichuru who despite founding one of the biggest technology hubs in the country ...

The evidence is hard to ignore: research links excessive screen use to eye strain, disrupted sleep, declining mental health, and increasing social ... Australia's technology addiction is creeping ...