'Digital detox' urged to combat internet and social-media addiction

Therapists are seeing an increase in internet and social media addiction in Ireland, it was revealed today.

Fri, 12 Sep, 2014 - 12:32

Therapists are seeing an increase in internet and social media addiction in Ireland, it was revealed today.

According to the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP), increasing numbers of people are losing control of the amount of time that they spend online.

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