Cell phone use and text messaging can become as addictive as any other behavior, ... Cite this: Overuse of Cell Phones: An Addiction Like Any Other? - Medscape - Nov 30, 2012.

This early and heavy use is linked to growing anxiety and other mental health issues. In India, nearly 90% of children aged ...

This may show that those with anxiety or depression tend to overuse phones, rather than phones causing anxiety or depression. So, ... a 2014 Illinois graduate, thought so. “I perceived the use of ...

Cellphones, video games and social media can be very addictive for children and could lead to mental health problems for the most addicted young people.

While not specific to the school debate, overuse of cell phones has also been linked to various health issues, including eye strain, postural issues, sleep disturbances and mental health ...

The unavoidable reality is that our youngest citizens have poor phone hygiene because most of the adults in their lives do, too. It’s easy to summon righteous indignation at “kids these days” for ...

In a study poignantly titled, “My life has become a major distraction from my cell phone,” Meredith David and James Roberts suggest that phubbing can lead to a decline in one of the most important ...