Proposed Diagnostic Criteria for Smartphone Addiction

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Authors

Yu‐Hsuan Lin · National Taiwan University Hospital

C. Nora Chiang · Development Center for Biotechnology

Po-Hsien Lin · Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center

Li‐Ren Chang · National Taiwan University

Chih‐Hung Ko · Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital

Yang-Han Lee · Tamkang University

Sheng‐Hsuan Lin

Abstract

The diagnostic criteria of smartphone addiction demonstrated the core symptoms "impaired control" paralleled with substance related and addictive disorders. The functional impairment involved multiple domains provide a strict standard for clinical assessment.

Topics & Keywords

Impact of Technology on Adolescents Digital Marketing and Social Media Child Development and Digital Technology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Reduced inequalities

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 11, Issue 11, pp. e0163010-e0163010

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0163010

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