SNAPPING regular selfies could be a sign of mental health problems, ­medical experts have warned.

They could indicate damage to the snapper’s psychological well-being and trouble in their relationships with other people.

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Brits now snap more than 1.2 billion self-portraits annually on their smartphones. But many who shared them on social media did so to ease loneliness, a study found in Thailand.

And selfie fans are more likely to be dangerously self-obsessed, narcissistic and attention-seeking, the report said.

Lead researcher Dr Peerayuth Charoensukmongkol warned of “unhealthy behaviours” associated with the craze.

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He said: “Not only do individuals obsessed with taking selfies tend to feel their personal lives and psychological well-being are damaged, but they may feel that relationships with others are impaired.

“Individuals with higher degrees of loneliness tend to report selfie-liking to a greater extent.”
Researchers at the National Institute of Development Ad­mini­s­tration in Bang­kok studied 300 students aged 21 to 24.

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The majority admitted spending more than half their spare time on smartphones or the internet.

Researchers then used questionnaires to reveal four personal characteristics - narcissism, attention-seeking, self-centered behaviour, and loneliness.