The association between Internet addiction and psychiatric disorder

A review of the literature

Dados Bibliográficos

ID23364652
AutoresC-H Ko, J-Y Yen, C-F Yen, C-S Chen (0009-0007-3329-6329), C-C Chen
Ano2012
Volume27
Fascículo1
Páginas1-8
Data de publicação2012-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoEuropean Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0924-9338 • E-ISSN: 1778-3585
EditoraCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.eurpsy.2010.04.011
PMID22153731
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas133
Referências citadas59

Internet addiction is a newly emergent disorder. It has been found to be associated with a variety of psychiatric disorders. Information about such coexisting psychiatric disorders is essential to understand the mechanism of Internet addiction. In this review, we have recruited articles mentioning coexisting psychiatric disorders of Internet addiction from the PubMed database as at November 3, 2009. We describe the updated results for such disorders of Internet addiction, which include substance use disorder, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, depression, hostility, and social anxiety disorder. We also provide discussion for possible mechanisms accounting for the coexistence of psychiatric disorders and Internet addiction. The review might suggest that combined psychiatric disorders mentioned above should be evaluated and treated to prevent their deteriorating effect on the prognosis of Internet addiction. On the other hand, Internet addiction should be paid more attention to when treating people with these coexisting psychiatric disorders of Internet addiction. Additionally, we also suggest future necessary research directions that could provide further important information for the understanding of this issue.