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Lucy Hitcham @lucyhitcham.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

It's so special to finally hold the physical copy! After working on Critical Perspectives on Smartphone Addiction for so long and to see how this work has grown, it is wonderful to see it in print. We hope it can be a valuable resource to many. 🔗 link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

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Lucy Hitcham @lucyhitcham.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

📚 I'm incredibly proud to share that our book is now available! In this book, we take a comprehensive look at smartphone addiction, exploring different issues by chapter. We hope this will be a helpful resource to many researchers, practitioners and more! link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

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Critical Perspectives on Smartphone Addiction

The book introduces and critically reviews a range of conceptual and empirical issues in the topic of smartphone addiction.

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Lucy Hitcham @lucyhitcham.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

💡 Are you interested in how extended reality (#XR) technology is being used in healthcare in the UK? In collaboration with XR Health Alliance, we conducted a UK-wide landscape map and deep-dive into this across sectors. Find our interactive report here: landscape-mapping.xrhealthuk.org

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UK Extended Reality Healthcare Market Assessment & Deep Dive Report

Comprehensive UK landscape report on Extended Reality (XR) in healthcare. Mapping NHS adoption, university research, and industry innovation in VR/AR mental health technologies.

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Lucy Hitcham @lucyhitcham.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Day 3 of Digital Mental Health and Wellbeing 2025 and I presented our process and findings from phase 2 of the development of the CaTS-App for youth self-harm. Thank you to the organisers for a well organised, welcoming conference! #DMHW2025

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Lucy Hitcham @lucyhitcham.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Day 1 of Digital Mental Health and Wellbeing 2025 in sunny Granada! I had the opportunity to present my poster on the pilot study which kick started my PhD last summer on the role of responsible research and innovation (RRI) for digital mental health 🌞 #DMHW2025

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Doug Parry @dougaparry.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

While the 'belief' plot draws attention, the core message of the final, deliberative consensus statements is that evidence linking smartphone and social media use to negative outcomes is limited, mixed, context-dependent, insufficient to support causal claims, and better research is needed.

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Lucy Hitcham @lucyhitcham.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

A recent blog post on regulating mental health technologies, written by myself and a couple of other Horizon DER members who are currently working on developing a toolkit for the adopters of these technologies 👇 www.horizon.ac.uk/regulating-d...

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Regulating Digital Mental Health Technologies

In February, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) released new guidance [1] aimed at clarifying aspects of regulation for Digital Mental Health Technologies (DMHTs) in ...

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Timon Elmer @timonelmer.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Does smartphone use make people feel lonelier? Or does loneliness predict smartphone use? We combined experience sampling data with smartphone usage data to examine the bidirectional association between well-being and smartphone use over time. Published in @apajournals.bsky.social Emotion! 🧵 👇

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Lucy Hitcham @lucyhitcham.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

I am thrilled to share that I'll be attending the @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social Summer School this June! I look forward to the interdisciplinary learning, discussion and networking provided by the team 🌟

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Lucy Hitcham @lucyhitcham.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Yesterday I attended the MHRA 'Regulation and Evaluation of AI in Digital Mental Health Technologies' event. I was given the opportunity to speak about my ongoing PhD study looking at the use of DMHTs in the NHS and facilitate the afternoon workshops on protocol development. What a great event! 👏

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BPS Cyberpsychology @bpscyberpsychology.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Want to know who to follow in cyberpsychology? @nicolafh.bsky.social has made a starter pack! #AcademicSky #Cyberpsychology go.bsky.app/HkdeCxF

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Lucy Hitcham @lucyhitcham.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Switching off in the Highlands 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Lucy Hitcham @lucyhitcham.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

A great article that addresses the larger context of the youth mental health crisis beyond the simplistic argument that smartphones = worse mental health.

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Lucy Hitcham @lucyhitcham.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Just submitted an abstract for ISRII 2025 to present the first study of my PhD 🤞

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Lucy Hitcham @lucyhitcham.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

I have finally made the switch from X to here to gain back that sense of online research community! A little introduction: my #PhD research looks at how digital mental health technology is used and developed in the UK. I also research smartphone addiction and usage. 📲

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