Net addicts may 'self-injure'
15 years, 3 months ago

Net addicts may 'self-injure'

China Daily  

进入英语学习论坛下载音频 去听写专区一展身手 Teenagers who are addicted to the Internet are more likely to engage in self-harming behavior, an Australian-Chinese study has shown. Students classified as moderately addicted to the Net were 2.4 times more likely than students without an addiction to have injured themselves one to five times in the past half year, said Dr Lawrence Lam from the University of Notre Dame Australia. The moderately-to-severely addicted students were almost five times more likely than non-addicted students to have self-injured six or more times in the past six months, Lam and his colleagues from Sun Yat-sen University, in Guangdong's capital Guangzhou, reported. "In recent years, with the greater availability of the Internet in most Asian countries, Internet addiction has become an increasing mental problem among adolescents," the researchers said in their study published in the journal Injury Prevention. "Many studies have reported associations between Internet addiction, psychiatric symptoms and depression among adolescents," the researchers said.

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Ditch the scroll, hit the gym: Exercises that can break your Internet addiction
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Ditch the scroll, hit the gym: Exercises that can break your Internet addiction

Hindustan Times  

In today’s digital world, the Internet has become an inseparable part of our lives where from work and communication to entertainment and social interactions, our screens dominate our daily routines. A recent study suggests that regular exercise could be the key to reducing Internet addiction and improving overall well-being. A new study published in Addictive Behaviors examined the effects of …

Hooked to the internet? Here’s how it’s harmful for teen brains
9 months ago

Hooked to the internet? Here’s how it’s harmful for teen brains

Hindustan Times  

The internet has been both a boon and a bane. Scientists at UCLA studied the way internet addiction can extensively change young brains – especially of people within the age of 10 to 19 years. Effects on brain function: Internet addiction can significantly impact active thinking and decision-making in young people. Effect on physical health: Internet addiction can make a …

Hooked to smartphones? What excessive internet usage does to teenage brains
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Hooked to smartphones? What excessive internet usage does to teenage brains

Firstpost  

A study has found that excessive internet usage among adolescents affects regions of their brains which are responsible for controlling attention, intellectual ability, working memory, and physical coordination. This disruption affects networks involved in attention, memory, and behaviour.” The study revealed that teenagers addicted to the internet experience ‘significant’ changes in the parts of the brain involved in active thinking. …

People who are online more may struggle with relationships, brain study finds
9 months, 4 weeks ago

People who are online more may struggle with relationships, brain study finds

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. People should consider setting limits for how much time they spend online each day, academics …

Students who spend three hours or more on the internet daily 25% more likely to think about suicide
3 years ago

Students who spend three hours or more on the internet daily 25% more likely to think about suicide

Daily Mail  

Students who spend more time on the internet are more likely to suffer mental health problems and suicidal ideation, a new study finds. Researchers found that students who used the internet for three or more hours per day were 25% more likely to suffer suicidal ideation, 17% more likely to report they were stressed and 10% more likely to feel …

Loneliness Could Risk Up the Chances of Internet Addiction and it May Not Be a Good Thing: Study
4 years, 1 month ago

Loneliness Could Risk Up the Chances of Internet Addiction and it May Not Be a Good Thing: Study

News 18  

Loneliness has become increasingly prevalent among adolescents, who spend longer and longer periods of time online, says a new study. For the study, published in the journal Child Development, the team involved a total of 1,750 participants to investigate detrimental Internet use by adolescents. The risk of being drawn into problematic Internet use was at its highest among 16-year-old adolescents, …

The Social Media Generation: Behavioural Addiction in Children and Adolescents is a Real Concern
4 years, 3 months ago

The Social Media Generation: Behavioural Addiction in Children and Adolescents is a Real Concern

News 18  

Living in an age of constant technological advancements, especially in the field of computer science, has a lot of benefits. While the DSM-5 only recognizes gambling addiction, there are a lot of debates going on about the inclusion of other widespread forms of behavioural addiction, such as addiction to shopping, sexual intercourse, watching pornography, playing video games, scrolling social media …

Excessive internet use reduces motivation to study in students: Study
5 years, 2 months ago

Excessive internet use reduces motivation to study in students: Study

India Today  

Students who use digital technology excessively are less motivated to engage with their studies and are more anxious about exam tests, according to new research. "The results suggest that students with high levels of internet addiction may be particularly at risk from lower motivations to study, and, hence, lower actual academic performance," said study researcher Phil Reed from Swansea University …

Hooked On The Internet, South Korean Teens Go Into Digital Detox
5 years, 7 months ago

Hooked On The Internet, South Korean Teens Go Into Digital Detox

NPR  

Hooked On The Internet, South Korean Teens Go Into Digital Detox Enlarge this image toggle caption Michael Sullivan/NPR Michael Sullivan/NPR South Korea is one of the most wired countries in the world. "Korea has an environment that allows easy access to computer games and other activities online," says Sungwon Roh, a psychiatrist at Seoul's Hanyang University who studies Internet addiction. …

People visiting AIIMS facility for internet addiction doubled in last 2 years: Experts
6 years, 5 months ago

People visiting AIIMS facility for internet addiction doubled in last 2 years: Experts

India TV News  

AIIMS Behavioural Addiction Clinic has witnessed a sharp rise in number of patients with complaints of "internet addiction". "Number of people visiting the AIIMS Behavioural Addiction Clinic with complaints of internet addiction have doubled since the last two years," she said. Pratap Saran, Professor of Psychiatry at AIIMS, explained that internet addiction is often associated with "depression, mood disorders, anxiety …

Digital addiction can be as bad as substance abuse, can lead to depression
6 years, 11 months ago

Digital addiction can be as bad as substance abuse, can lead to depression

Hindustan Times  

Turns out, digital addiction can increase the feeling of loneliness, anxiety, and depression among people. In a new San Francisco State University study, researchers Erik Peper and Richard Harvey argued that overuse of smartphones was just like any other type of substance abuse. Addiction of smartphone use begins forming neurological connections in the brain in ways similar to how opioid …

AIIMS launches special psychiatric OPD for ‘internet addicts’
8 years, 5 months ago

AIIMS launches special psychiatric OPD for ‘internet addicts’

India TV News  

All India Institute of Medical Sciences has started a special psychiatric OPD for people who are addicted to social media, online games or the internet in general. According to a Times of India report, the initiative has been taken by country’s premier institute to help addicts, mostly school and college students, who are slipping into serious psychiatric issues due to …

China's internet users total 710 million
8 years, 7 months ago

China's internet users total 710 million

China Daily  

BEIJING - China has 710 million internet users as of June, accounting for 51.7 percent of its total population, exceeding the global average by 3.1 percent, according to an official report released by the China Internet Network Information Center on Wednesday. The report noted that 191 million people, almost 27 percent total internet users were from rural areas, marking a …

18m under age of 10 use internet in China[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
8 years, 8 months ago

18m under age of 10 use internet in China[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

A child looks at an iPad in this file photo. Nearly a quarter of the internet users in China are under the age of 19, and those under the age of 10 exceeded 18 million among the 688 million overall web users in the country as of the end of last year, statistics from China Internet Network Information Center has …

Internet addiction, school burnout intertwined: Study
8 years, 10 months ago

Internet addiction, school burnout intertwined: Study

Firstpost  

Excessive internet use is likely to contribute to the development of school burnout, which may, in turn, increase digital addiction in adolescents, new research reveals. The findings showed that as a result of school burnout, adolescents’ excessive internet use could ultimately lead them to depression. Promoting more activity in school, building up students’ motivation to learn can prevent school burnout …

Internet addiction: the next mental illness? (Opinion)
9 years, 8 months ago

Internet addiction: the next mental illness? (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Dr. Catherine Steiner-Adair is an internationally recognized clinical psychologist, school consultant and author of “The Big Disconnect: Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships in the Digital Age.” The opinions expressed in this commentary are hers. Story highlights In the United States, 16% of 18- to 25-year-olds compulsively use the Internet Steiner-Adair: We need to start taking steps now to …

Internet addiction affects 6% of world population
10 years, 3 months ago

Internet addiction affects 6% of world population

The Hindu  

A study has revealed that 6 per cent of people are suffering from internet addiction worldwide, hampering their health and interpersonal relationships. Researchers from University of Hong Kong presented 164 internet addiction prevalence figures, with an overall global prevalence estimate of 6 per cent. The authors described factors associated with higher Internet addiction prevalence and how it relates to individuals’ …

Internet addiction in teens spawning psychological problem
10 years, 6 months ago

Internet addiction in teens spawning psychological problem

The Hindu  

About 73 per cent of the teenagers in the country have some sort of psychological problems because of Internet addiction. Addressing a pre-conference workshop for school counsellors here on Friday as part of the 30 annual conference of the State branch of Indian Psychiatric Society, Dr. Aniamma George, senior consultant, General Hospital, Ernakulam, in her address on Behavioral Addictions — …

China's online population rises to 632m
10 years, 8 months ago

China's online population rises to 632m

China Daily  

BEIJING -- China's netizen population, the world's largest, reached 632 million by the end of June, an industry report showed on Monday. Figures from the China Internet Network Information Center showed that there were 14.42 million new Internet users in the first six months of the year. According to the report, about 178 million Internet users were rural residents, accounting …

Regular internet users can exhibit symptoms usually seen in DRUG ADDICTS
11 years, 3 months ago

Regular internet users can exhibit symptoms usually seen in DRUG ADDICTS

Daily Mail  

Are you hooked on the internet? Regular surfers can exhibit symptoms usually seen in DRUG ADDICTS Students who used the internet primarily for social networking and emails were the least addicted to it, while gamers were more hooked Study found gaming is associated with introversion, loss of control and craving, while chatting and downloading files also suggests introversion Researchers have …

Logging out of an Internet addiction[1]
11 years, 3 months ago

Logging out of an Internet addiction[1]

China Daily  

Logging out of an Internet addiction Updated: 2013-12-13 08:06 By Yang Yang Educators use music to help children kick their addiction to the Internet at Beijing Qide Education Center. This time around, they went to the Medical Addiction Division of the General Hospital of Beijing Military Region, which houses a center for Internet Addiction Disorders, known to experts as IAD. …

Logging out of an Internet addiction[2]
11 years, 3 months ago

Logging out of an Internet addiction[2]

China Daily  

Logging out of an Internet addiction Updated: 2013-12-13 08:06 By Yang Yang Seventy 'problem teenagers' receive special treatment at Beijing Qide Education Center, where they hope to find a cure for their addiction to the Internet. Photos by Zou Hong / China Daily Poor self image Beijing Qide Education Center, a 60-minute drive from the capital's downtown, is home to …

Logging out of an Internet addiction[1]
11 years, 3 months ago

Logging out of an Internet addiction[1]

China Daily  

Logging out of an Internet addiction Updated: 2013-12-13 08:06 By Yang Yang Educators use music to help children kick their addiction to the Internet at Beijing Qide Education Center. This time around, they went to the Medical Addiction Division of the General Hospital of Beijing Military Region, which houses a center for Internet Addiction Disorders, known to experts as IAD. …

Are YOU addicted to the internet? Doctors draw up list of symptoms including 'mood changes and a poor social life'
11 years, 9 months ago

Are YOU addicted to the internet? Doctors draw up list of symptoms including 'mood changes and a poor social life'

Daily Mail  

Are YOU addicted to the internet? Doctors draw up list of symptoms including 'mood changes and a poor social life' Up to 38 per cent of people are addicted to the internet, say the researchers Symptoms include changes in mood, preoccupation, inability to control the amount of time you spend on the internet, and diminishing social life Internet addiction more …

Plan to tackle Internet addiction
12 years, 1 month ago

Plan to tackle Internet addiction

China Daily  

Download China will develop its own criteria for diagnosing Internet addiction in young people this year, in the hope of reducing the growing trend. "Internet addiction has become a serious problem in China," said Li Jianwei, an official at the Culture Ministry. I spent more than 12 hours a day playing the game for six months," Zhang said, adding that …

Plan to tackle Internet addiction
12 years, 1 month ago

Plan to tackle Internet addiction

China Daily  

Download China will develop its own criteria for diagnosing Internet addiction in young people this year, in the hope of reducing the growing trend. "Internet addiction has become a serious problem in China," said Li Jianwei, an official at the Culture Ministry. I spent more than 12 hours a day playing the game for six months," Zhang said, adding that …

China mulls criteria for online gaming addiction
12 years, 1 month ago

China mulls criteria for online gaming addiction

China Daily  

BEIJING - China's culture and Internet authorities have decided to develop China-specific criteria for diagnosing minors' addiction to online gaming. China's online gaming industry took in revenue worth 24.84 billion yuan in the first half of 2012. However, minors' addiction to online gaming has caused serious social problems, which sometimes lead to juvenile crimes, according to an anonymous official with …

‘Excessive Internet browsing could cause depression’
14 years, 6 months ago

‘Excessive Internet browsing could cause depression’

The Hindu  

Excessive Internet browsing can lead to negative outcomes like social isolation, depression, insomnia and obesity, especially among teenagers, a study by industry chamber Assocham has said. “A large number of children and adolescents have access to Internet and are getting exposed to the online world at a very early age,” Assocham secretary-general D S Rawat said in a statement. “Boys …

Net-addicted teens face double depression risk
14 years, 7 months ago

Net-addicted teens face double depression risk

The Hindu  

Teenagers who are addicted to the Internet are more than twice as likely to suffer from depression. Previous research has been unable to work out whether spending hours online was a trigger for depression or merely an activity that depressed people turn to, says a Daily Mail report. The study assessed 1,000 teenagers in China with an average age of …

Young Net addicts on the rise
15 years, 1 month ago

Young Net addicts on the rise

China Daily  

The number of young Internet addicts had soared to 24 million in 2009, almost double the figure for 2005, as the nation's Internet population continues to skyrocket, a survey shows. "The survey results highlight the worrying situation of the ever-growing number of young Internet addicts," Hao Xianghong, secretary-general of the China Youth Association for Network Development, said yesterday at a …

Depression, hostility increase internet addiction risk in teens
15 years, 5 months ago

Depression, hostility increase internet addiction risk in teens

The Hindu  

Teenagers who have psychiatric symptoms such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, social phobia, hostility and depression could be more prone to develop an Internet addiction, according to a report. Dr. Chih-Hung Ko, of Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Taiwan, and colleagues examined the relationship between psychiatric symptoms such as ADHD, social phobia and hostility and Internet addiction in 2,293 seventh-graders from ten junior …

Taking Internet addiction seriously
15 years, 6 months ago

Taking Internet addiction seriously

The Hindu  

Ben Aleander spent nearly every waking minute playing the video game “World of Warcraft.” As a result, he flunked out of the University of Iowa. “Up until now, we had no place to send them.” Internet addiction is not recognized as a separate disorder by the American Psychiatric Association, and treatment is not generally covered by insurance. According to Dr. …

Electrotherapy for young Net addicts
15 years, 9 months ago

Electrotherapy for young Net addicts

China Daily  

进入英语学习论坛下载音频 Electroshock therapy is being administered to youngsters at a controversial Internet addiction clinic where patients are "reborn". In addition, patients - known as "members of the alliance" at the clinic - are not permitted to talk about anything other than overcoming their Internet addiction, numerous former patients write. For his part, Yang views his acts as part of "a …

网瘾被列入精神疾病诊断范畴-英语点津
16 years, 4 months ago

网瘾被列入精神疾病诊断范畴-英语点津

China Daily  

日前，我国首部《网络成瘾诊断标准》通过专家论证，玩游戏成瘾被正式纳入精神疾病诊断范畴。该诊断标准中明确指出网络成瘾患者临床症状的共同特点是：对网络存在强烈的沉迷和渴求，不断增加上网的时间和投入程度；停止或减少上网时出现烦躁、易怒等戒断反应；长时间人机交流，只愿意与在线朋友沟通等。 Lingering online for more than six hours a day instead of working or studying and having adverse reactions from not being able to get online have been identified as two major symptoms of IAD. Time to seek medical help as Internet addiction is now considered a clinical disorder rather than a bad habit, a new Internet Addiction Disorder diagnostic …

Hooked on the World Wide Web
17 years, 9 months ago

Hooked on the World Wide Web

Hindustan Times  

Internet addiction is alarmingly on the rise, according to the city’s mental health professionals. Says Aruna Broota, a leading Delhi-based clinical psychologist, “Over the past two years, the number of parents seeking advice on how to end their children’s Net addiction have increased. Says Samir Parikh, a clinical psychiatrist with Max Healthcare, “In the past couple of years I have …

China Launches Campaign For Net Addicts
18 years, 1 month ago

China Launches Campaign For Net Addicts

Firstpost  

The Chinese government has reportedly launched a nationwide campaign to treat “Internet addiction” by giving mild electric shock treatment to ‘internet addicts’. Led by Tao Ran, a military researcher who treats heroin addicts, the clinic uses counseling, military discipline, drugs, hypnosis and mild electric shocks to treat these young ‘addicts’. Some psychologists say that net addiction can be crippling, leading …

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