To the untrained eye, the excessive use of mobile phones in the contemporary age seems harmless. To the Journal of the American Medical Association, however, this belief may not exactly be accurate.
A study conducted by the accredited medical journal states that there may be a direct relationship between digital media use and the prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Scientists at the University of Southern California have been researching this topic for two years, using 2,500 high school students from Los Angeles as the subjects. They found that teens who spent the most time on their smartphones during the two-year research period were twice as likely to develop new ADHD symptoms than were teens who spent the least amount of time using various online platforms.
Teenagers who frequently use digital media like texting and social media are more likely to develop #ADHD. Read more via @usatodaytech https://t.co/IynE66WjWZ #news
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) July 19, 2018
