COMMENTS: First, the poll was from 2007 or earlier. Second it was a phone poll, which is not random: how many adolescents never use a lan-line phone, and how many would answer a survey…honestly. Third, they suggest that addicts become addicted in late twenties early thirties (2007). Do the math: None of the subjects started on high speed during adolescence, and it possible that some had no Internet access during their teen years.
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Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA.
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A dipendenza da Internet hè caratterizzata da preoccupazioni eccessive o scarsamente cuntrullate, urgi o comportamenti in quantu à l'usu di l'ordinatore è l'accessu à Internet chì portanu à una compromissione o à una angoscia. The condizione hà attiratu l'attenzione crescente in i media popolari è trà i ricercatori, è quest'attenziazione hè parallela à a crescita di l'accessu à l'ordinatore (è Internet). Prevalence estimates vary widely, although a recent random telephone survey of the general US population reported an estimate of 0.3-0.7%.
The disorder occurs worldwide, but mainly in countries where computer access and technology are widespread.
I campioni clinichi è a maggior parte di i sondaggi pertinenti segnalanu una preponderanza maschile. A cumminità hè stata riportata in l'ultimu gruppu di 20 o primu gruppu di 30s, è ci hè spessu un ritardu di una decina o più da u iniziale à l'usu di l'ordinatore.
Internet addiction has been associated with dimensionally measured depression and indicators of social isolation. Psychiatric co-morbidity is common, particularly mood, anxiety, impulse control and substance use disorders.
Aetiology is unknown, but probably involves psychological, neurobiological and cultural factors. There are no evidence-based treatments for internet addiction. Cognitive behavioural approaches may be helpful. There is no proven role for psychotropic medication. Marital and family therapy may help in selected cases, and online self-help books and tapes are available. Lastly, a self-imposed ban on computer use and Internet access may be necessary in some cases.
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