Background: Smartphones play a critical role in increasing human–machine interactions,
with many advantages. However, the growing popularity of smartphone use has led to …

A growing body of literature is associating excessive and addictive use of digital media with
physical, psychological, social and neurological adverse consequences. Research is …

The American Psychiatric Association (APA) included internet game disorder (IGD) in
section III of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fifth Edition (DSM-5) …

Despite it has not been formally included in DSM-5 as a disorder,'Internet addiction (IA)'has
become a worldwide issue. It can be broadly defined as a non-chemical, behavioral …

People have been reading on computer screens for several decades now, predating
popularization of personal computers and widespread use of the internet. But it was the rise …

Most people use the Internet as a functional tool to perform their personal goals in everyday-
life such as making airline or hotel reservations. However, some individuals suffer from a …

As new media are becoming daily fare, Internet addiction appears as a potential problem in
adolescents. From the reported negative consequences, it appears that Internet addiction …

In the 2000s, online games became popular, while studies of Internet gaming addiction
emerged, outlining the negative consequences of excessive gaming, its prevalence, and …

Throughout our evolutionary history, our cognitive systems have been altered by the advent
of technological inventions such as primitive tools, spoken language, writing, and arithmetic …

In the past decade, research has accumulated suggesting that excessive Internet use can
lead to the development of a behavioral addiction. Internet addiction has been considered …