Mobile phone mania

By Linda McSweeny
Updated July 7 2014 - 10:08am, first published June 30 2014 - 12:15am

Do you regularly lose sleep watching your smartphone, waiting for an email? Do you feel bereft if you leave your phone at home or forget your charger? Such angst has a label - nomophobia – and mental health researchers fear it may be harming our health.

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