Internet and Smartphone Addiction: An Evidence-Based Approach

Smartphone addiction refers to a behavioral condition that involves the obsessive use of a smartphone. It is often fueled by an internet addiction disorder. The addiction occurs due to electronic gadgets, as well as the applications, games and internet that connect the people with virtual world. The symptoms of internet addiction disorder manifest in both physical and emotional forms. Depression, isolation, agitation, defensiveness, no sense of time, avoidance of work, fear, loneliness, pro...