Smartphone screen time reduction improves mental health: a randomized controlled trial
Abstract Background Smartphone screen time has risen sharply in recent years. Even though an association between smartphone use and mental health is well documented, it is still unclear whether this is simply a correlation or causality. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of smartpho...
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| Main Authors: | Christoph Pieh, Elke Humer, Andreas Hoenigl, Julia Schwab, Doris Mayerhofer, Rachel Dale, Katja Haider |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2025-02-01
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| Series: | BMC Medicine |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-03944-z |
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