Just being online a lot does not make an internet addiction. Plenty of people are online for most of their day and are fine. It becomes an addiction when the time online is excessive and compulsive. The “excessive” part means that they’re spending so much time online that it’s having...
Behavioral addictions and substance use disorders often respond positively to the same psychosocial and pharmacological treatments.6Common interventions that have been used to treat behavioral addictions like internet addiction include:6 12-step approaches Self-help support groups Motivational enhancement Cogniti...
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Such interventions should target boys in particular, as they seem to be the more vulnerable group. Moreover, our results also show a need for preventive strategies focused on raising adolescents’ knowledge about the risks and benefits associated with Internet use. In our study we explored only ...
Advances regarding neurobiological features of behavioral addiction can help to identify the theoretical mechanism of pathological gaming usage and develop interventions for preventing or treating such addiction. Even though the majority of previous studies on behavioral addiction have focused on functional abn...
Early-life adversity and risk for depression and anxiety: the role of interpersonal support. Dev Psychopathol. 2022;1–13. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579422000116 Ma S, Huang Y, Ma Y. Childhood maltreatment and mobile phone addiction among Chinese adolescents: loneliness as a mediator and ...
Problematic Sexual Beliefs and Behaviors in the Church: A Content Analysis of Faith-Based Curricula Related to Evidence-Based Interventions Internet pornography use, sexual problems, and sexual addiction are problematic not only for society but also for the church. The religious community needs... V...
Therefore, it is important for local practitioners to develop interventions for problem behaviour which are mindful of the associations identified in this study, particularly where they are gender-related, and for them to consider the full mosaic of possible contributors. A strong focus should be ...
A variety of definitions and classifications exist to explain this phenomenon including dependency, problematic use, and addiction. This chapter covers the extant research on Internet and smartphone “addictions” and offers possible clinical interventions to mitigate its effects....
As to what can be done, Levounis said the interventions "are very similar" to what would be done when dealing with any kind of addiction. "Except we don't have specific medications for this," he noted. "So the work will largely involve cognitive behavioral therapy and counseling to help...