Dr Anna Lembke is a psychiatrist, medical director of Stanford (University) Addiction Medicine and author of Dopamine Nation, and is concerned about what our collective dependence on digital devices is doing to our mental health. She discusses how to overcome digital addiction, especially during the holiday season. 

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