An estimated 77% of Americans are engaging in addictive behaviors to cope with mental health issues — often in spite of efforts to find effective clinical therapies. The GeneSight Mental Health ...

Amid mounting lawsuits against social media companies and mental health concerns, the question remains: Is social media addiction real?

The verdict delivered on March 25, 2026, holding Meta and Google responsible for purposefully designing social media platforms to be addictive, and knowing it can be harmful, is flawed at multiple ...

Are you at risk for addictive behaviors? Some people are genetically predisposed to addictive behavior. It is common for people who have addictive behaviors to be depressed. Often people who have ...

Jasmine Viel provides the latest information in the landmark social media addiction trial that found Meta and YouTube liable ...

SALT LAKE CITY, April 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- From restricted or binge eating to excessive gambling to extreme social media use, 77% of Americans surveyed say they have used at least one ...

It's common for people suffering with an addiction to tell others, or even themselves, "I promise I'll stop (my addictive behavior)" or, "I commit to stopping." This isn't surprising, since having an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Addictive personalities are about way more than just substance issues—it's about how we connect with everything from our ...

Nearly half of young people in a recent study displayed strongly addictive use of mobile phones, a trend that the study results suggest raised the risk of suicidal behaviors. Researchers looked at ...