For some, the Internet it has become an addiction, adversely affecting their lives and their family's lives. While not yet defined as a true addiction, many people are suffering the consequences of ...

MANILA, Philippines – The computer may have made life easier and tasks faster. But like all good things, it can be abused and lead to addiction, especially in children. They can be so obsessed with ...

Internet and computer addiction should be recognised as a legitimate side effect of mental illness among adolescents, a psychiatrist has told a national psychiatry congress in Darwin. For three years, ...

When trying to determine whether a child is addicted to computer games or the Internet, parents should not only consider the amount of time the child spends at it. This is according to Klaus Woelfling ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Tom Wood was always irritable, tired and not interested in anything but his "bloody computer", his father Ray Wood said. It was not ...

Internet addicts: There's help for you. There are skeptics out there who aren't ready to label more hours spent online than sleeping or working as being as addictive or as detrimental as traditional ...

social, psychological, genetic, physical or chemical disturbance. It is measured in terms of deviation from some normative concepts. What does addiction mean? "It is a nonscientific term that implies ...

Mark Pritchard, MP for The Wrekin, has called for more support to be given to schools and police forces in tackling the problem. Mr Pritchard tabled questions to both the Home Office and the ...

Earlier this year, I was interviewed about the addictiveness of the computerized card game solitaire (also known as Klondike and Patience). The "hook" for the article (no pun intended) was that May 22 ...