Manfred Spitzer

Screens everywhere, all the time: a state of affairs that worries Manfred Spitzer, a German psychiatrist and neurologist. Medical director of the Psychiatric University Hospital in Ulm, this specialist of the human brain recently  published Die Smartphone-Epidemie. The book is an important examination of many international scientific studies and research, an in-depth reflection that goes beyond warnings against cyber disorders (cyberdependence, cyber-stress, cyberchondria, depression, worsened performance, short attention spans, less empathy, etc.). More than shining a light on the technological dependence that hurts both our physical and mental health, Manfred Spitzer will also teach us how to protect ourselves with preventive measures.