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Despite the advocacy of categorizing Internet addiction as an established illness, [72] [75] neither DSM-IV (1995) nor DSM-5 (2013) considers Internet addiction as a mental disorder. [76] A subcategory of IAD, Internet gaming disorder is listed in DSM-5 as a condition that requires more research in order to be considered as a full disorder in ...
Research suggests that using the Internet helps boost brain power for middle-aged and older people [17] (research on younger people has not been done). The study compares brain activity when the subjects were reading and when the subjects were surfing the Internet. It found that Internet surfing uses much more brain activity than reading does.
Balancing the usefulness and dangers of the internet is a field that is very crucial going forward in adolescent development.” Find what keeps your teen off the internet and help them do more of ...
Internet addiction can cause “negative behavioural and developmental changes” in the brains of adolescents, the experts said. These changes could mean teenagers struggle to maintain ...
Internet sex addiction, also known as cybersex addiction, has been proposed as a sexual addiction characterized by virtual internet sexual activity that causes serious negative consequences to one's physical, mental, social, and/or financial well-being. [69] [70] It may be considered a form of problematic internet use. [71]
The five groups that comprise the newly devised internet addiction spectrum are: Casual Users (14.86%): These individuals tend to go online for very specific tasks and shut down without lingering.
The most notable of these addictions being gambling disorder, gaming addiction, Internet addiction, sex addiction, and work addiction. [ 120 ] Several studies have shown that women are more likely to overuse social media, while men are more likely to overuse video games.
Under different diagnostic criteria, the estimated prevalence ranges from 0 to 38%, with self-attribution of mobile phone addiction exceeding the prevalence estimated in the studies themselves. [20] The prevalence of the related problem of internet addiction was 4.9-10.7% in Korea, and is now regarded as a serious public health issue. [21]