Collection of smartphone and internet addiction

Chung-Ying Lin; Zubair Ahmed Ratan; Amir H Pakpour

doi:10.1186/s12888-023-04915-5

Collection of smartphone and internet addiction

BMC Psychiatry. 2023 Jun 14;23(1):427. doi: 10.1186/s12888-023-04915-5.

Authors

Chung-Ying Lin^{1

2

3

4}, Zubair Ahmed Ratan⁵, Amir H Pakpour⁶

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, 1 University Rd, Tainan, 701401, Taiwan. cylin36933@gmail.com.
² Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. cylin36933@gmail.com.
³ Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. cylin36933@gmail.com.
⁴ Biostatistics Consulting Center, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. cylin36933@gmail.com.
⁵ School of Health and Society, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia.
⁶ Department of Nursing, School of Health and Welfare, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden.

Abstract

The enigma of smartphone and internet addiction has plagued academics for the last decade, now scholars believe this behavior might have a substantial effect on human health and social issues. However, there are literature gaps. Thus, BMC Psychiatry works with us to launch the special collection "Smartphone and Internet Addiction".

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Humans
Internet Addiction Disorder*
Smartphone*