A study of the psychological well-being of two million individuals from 2005 to 2022 in 168 countries released Tuesday by the Oxford Internet Institute found “smaller and less consistent associations ...

There is a popular belief that the spread of the use of the internet and social media has had a negative effect on our collective mental health - but a major new study casts doubt on that idea.

In the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics a study analyzes the effects of internet-based cognitive behavior therapy for social anxiety. Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is one of the most ...

In brief: We're often warned that spending time online can be bad for us, given the exposure to toxicity and some of the worst elements of society. However, researchers have found that internet access ...

The digital age has sparked ongoing interest in how internet use impacts health, particularly among older adults. Recent research offers a fresh perspective, investigating whether internet habits ...

Adolescents with an internet addiction undergo changes in the brain that could lead to additional addictive behavior and tendencies, finds a new study. Adolescents with an internet addiction undergo ...

While many people who suffer from depression and anxiety are helped by seeing a psychologist, others don't get better or actually get worse. Psychological treatment can have negative side effects, ...

Reading a Grimm fairy tale like "Hansel and Gretel" or "Little Red Riding Hood" may mitigate the negative effects of browsing the internet by creating resilience and brightening one's outlook on life, ...