Health care experts deal with new health risks every day, in which the medical community is just beginning to catch up to. Researcher's want to find out if excessive use of Internet applications ...

In a new study analyzing Internet usage among college students, researchers have found that students who show signs of depression tend to use the Internet differently than those who show no symptoms ...

With this week's Newsweek cover story, we get yet another article telling us how bad all our Internet use is for our mental health. We've seen a lot of Internet scare stories recently, including in ...

Steven Musil is a senior news editor at CNET News. He's been hooked on tech since learning BASIC in the late '70s. When not cleaning up after his daughter and son, Steven can be found pedaling around ...

Depressed internet users browse the web more randomly, switching between several applications, new research on university students suggests. The researchers analyzed Internet usage among college ...

Spending time online has the potential to ward off depression among retirees, particularly among those who live alone, according to research. Authors report that internet use reduced the probability ...

DETROIT — Depression, a common problem for older adults, might have an easy antidote: The Internet. According to new research by a Michigan State University professor, computer use among retirees ...

Surfing the Web could be hazardous to your mental health, according to a new study. The study, conducted by British scientists, indicated that the longer people spent online, the less likely they were ...

Editor's Note: While browsing a poster session at the American Psychiatric Association's 168th Annual Meeting in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Medscape spoke with Dr Jan Philipp Klein of the Lübeck ...

Recent media reports linking depression with using the Internet impedes further understanding how our emerging culture of simulation influences how we live. The research in question is an online ...