What started out as web surfing by a healthy teen descended into online obsession and isolation. Was it depression, internet addiction or both?... Is 'Internet Addiction' Real? When her youngest ...

The invention of social media’s never-ending scroll birthed an unforeseen addiction to the internet, and now, researchers are attempting to measure screen dependency in new studies. Scientists from ...

And the addiction story does capture something real about our experience of tech — the compulsion, the phantom buzz in your ...

The Internet is a marvelous tool that allows us to connect to others, access a world of information, and order pizza at all hours of the day or night. However, excessive use of the Internet can lead ...

The complexities of addiction have stumped scientists for decades. Today, with 48 million Americans over the age of 12 suffering from a substance use disorder, and alcohol and drugs combined resulting ...

I suppose it was only a matter of time before it came to this, but alas, Internet addiction will officially be listed in the worldwide psychiatric manual as a mental illness. In May 2013, ...

What started as one man’s quest for a lava lamp has developed into an online auction habit that he incorporates into his daily to-do list. Chris, 38, spotted a unique lamp on a television show a few ...

Ms. Szalavitz is a contributing Opinion writer who covers addiction and public policy. When I was arrested and charged with possession with intent to sell cocaine in 1986, I was addicted to both coke ...

More a popular idea than a scientifically valid concept, internet addiction is the belief that people can become so dependent on using their mobile phones or other electronic devices that they lose ...

What started as one man’s quest for a lava lamp has developed into an online auction habit that he incorporates into his daily to-do list. Chris, 38, spotted a unique lamp on a television show a few ...