Problematic Internet use: an overview

摘要: There is wide agreement that the Internet can serve as a tool enhances well-being. It more difficult, however, to find consensus around issue of problematic use. That may be in part because scientific investigation has lagged far behind technological advances and media attention. The diagnostic schemas have been proposed since 1996, screening tools developed, stress similarities with substance use, impulse control disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder. Prevalence figures vary function definition used, age group studied, whether surveys were conducted online. Studies suggest high comorbidity rates mood disorders and, among younger individuals, attention-deficit/hyperactivity Treatment should address any comorbid conditions present, those causing, or exacerbating, Interventions specifically target use include cognitive behavioral therapy selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, but detailed guidelines must await further studies. For medium so radically changed how we conduct our lives, Internet's effects on psychology remain understudied. More research needed into pathophysiology, epidemiology, natural course, treatment In addition, subtle psychological changes, such disinhibition, seem characterize people's online behavior also deserve attention, even if they cannot seen necessarily pathological.