Clifford Sussman MD, PLLC

06/22/2025

https://toshaschore.thrivecart.com/leavemealone/?coupon=MSSPECIAL30

Brain-based strategies to stop tech-induced aggression.

06/22/2025

Richard Simon interviewed me for this book. It is very well written and thoughtful and shares a lot of my insights on screen use. On Amazon its #1 in new releases on handheld and mobile devices. Please check it out!

01/23/2025

We are officially viral! Over a million copies of our Children and Screens Handbook have been viewed! Check out my chapter:
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-69362-5

01/17/2025

https://www.childrenandscreens.org/learn-explore/research/adhd-youth-and-digital-media-use/

Date January 2025 Ages & Stages (6-10 yrs) Elementary School (11-13 yrs) Middle School (14-18 yrs) High Schoolers Topics Neurodiversity | Brain and Cognition | Digital Addiction | Education & Learning | Parenting Share Options Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Linkedin Attention-deficit/hy...

10/08/2024

What should parents and caregivers know to best support children with ADHD around media use and overuse?

Join us for Children and Screens' next webinar “ADHD, Children, and Digital Media” on Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 12pm ET. A panel of psychologists, digital addiction clinicians, psychiatrists and assistive technology experts will discuss:
🧠 The unique considerations for children with ADHD in relation to digital media use
👨‍👩‍👧 How families and educators can best support their healthy digital lives
📱 Digital tools that might support ADHD children in learning or staying on task

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What should parents and caregivers know to best support children with ADHD around media use and overuse? What digital tools exist that might support children with ADHD in learning or staying on task? How is social media both perpetuating myths around ADHD as well as increasing access to resources? J...

10/02/2024

https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1jsbX_jhxvzCf

Pediatric Clinics of North AmericaAvailable online 2 October 2024In Press, Corrected ProofWhat’s this?Problematic Social Media Use or Social Media Addiction in Pediatric PopulationsAuthor links open overlay panelCarol Vidal MD, PhD a, Clifford Sussman MD bShow moreAdd to MendeleyShareCitehttps://d...

02/20/2024

https://www.childrenandscreens.org/learn-explore/research/digital-addictions-a-family-guide-to-prevention-signs-and-treatment/

Date February 2024 Topics Digital Addiction Share Options Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Linkedin High levels of digital media use by children and adolescents are of concern to parents and caregivers for good reason: a third of teens report 1 “almost constant” daily use of social me...

02/13/2024

https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/problem-gaming-consider-dopamine-detoxification

Problematic gaming is often recognized in clinical practice, but can be challenging to treat. Here’s what you can do.

02/13/2024

https://www.theepochtimes.com/health/breaking-from-technology-how-a-3-week-screen-fast-can-improve-brain-health-5574490?rs=SHRFLCRVF&instaaccount=secb64Q2FyYS5tc2hlbGxAZ21haWwuY29t&utm_source=ishare&utm_medium=Medium&utm_campaign=Campaign&utm_term=eet&utm_content=tt_1606_Share-joshvid_v2

Overusing screens can impact your hormones and brain chemistry, but taking a break can help you reset.

11/01/2023

I was featured on Jenn White's show on NPR discussing excessive cell phone use.

With little pocketed boxes constantly buzzing, how do we regain focus?

10/11/2023

Tune in to NPR tomorrow (10/12/2023) at 11 AM. I will be discussing how parents can help manage their children's cell phone and social media use on Jenn White's show 1A.

09/18/2023

I have contributed some psychoeducational resources to Carrots and Cake https://carrotsandcake.com/, a parental control application that allows parents to program a device so the child needs to complete an app-based task of the parents choosing before they can use preferred apps with a time limit. I recommended that in future versions children will be able to have a time-based delay for their preferred app instead of being required to use another app. While I don't want parents to rely completely on parental control software to replace face-to-face interactions with children concerning screen time, this app is cool because it has a kid-friendly AI bunny that your child can interact with as kind of a bonus feature, much like a safe Chat GPT. Please feel free to share your feedback if you check it out.