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Smartphone screen time reduction improves mental health: a randomized controlled trial

C. Pieh, E. Humer, et al.

Three weeks of limiting smartphone use to ≤2 hours/day produced small-to-medium improvements in depressive symptoms, stress, sleep quality, and well-being in healthy students, suggesting a causal link between daily screen time and mental health. Research conducted by Christoph Pieh, Elke Humer, Andreas Hoenigi, Julia Schwab, Doris Mayerhofer, Rachel Dale, and Katja Haider.... show more

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