ReviewClinical practice and epidemiology in mental health : CP & EMH2021
Managing Problematic Usage of the Internet and Related Disorders in an Era of Diagnostic Transition: An Updated Review.
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- Depression and Insomnia Mediate the Link Between Problematic Internet Use and Neuropathic Low Back Pain: Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Survey.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Article
- When Games Influence Words: Gaming Addiction among College Students Increases Verbal Aggression through Risk-Biased Drifting in Decision-Making.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Betting high, feeling low: a cross-sectional examination of gambling severity and psychological distress among Ghanaian youth.BMC public health · 2024Article
- The Interplay Between Problematic Internet Use, Anxiety, Depression and Functional Impairment in Front-Line Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Psychiatry investigation · 2024Article
- The Effects of Equine-Assisted Learning on Adolescents with Internet Gaming Disorder.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Cyberchondria: a Growing Concern During the COVID-19 Pandemic and a Possible Addictive Disorder?Current addiction reports · 2023Review
- New challenges in facing cyberchondria during the coronavirus disease pandemic.Current opinion in behavioral sciences · 2022Review
- The Role of Stress and Cognitive Absorption in Predicting Social Network Addiction.Brain sciences · 2022Article
- Internet gaming disorder in an adolescent during the COVID-19 pandemic: a case report.The Pan African medical journal · 2022Article
- The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Searching for Health-Related Information and Cyberchondria on the General Population in Italy.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionProblematic Usage of the Internet (PUI) refers to a broad and likely heterogeneous group of Internet-related conditions associated with behavioural disturbances and functional impairment.
methodsWithin PUI several conditions have been reported, including Gaming Disorder, Shopping Addiction, Cyberchondria, Gambling Disorder, Cyberpornography Addiction and Cyberbullying. While increasing reports in the field try to define the epidemiologic and clinical boundaries of these conditions, the rapid and continuous evolution of Internet related behaviours as well as their problematic/pathological expressions are often difficult to diagnose, assess, approach with treatment interventions and follow-up.
resultsIn addition, some of the PUI-related conditions show characteristics of addiction to the Internet as a preferential tool to engage in specific behaviours, while some others exclusively manifest on the Internet, making it necessary to find distinct assessment and treatment pathways.
conclusionThe inclusion of Internet Gaming Disorder in Section III by the DSM-5 and the recognition of Gaming Disorder by the ICD-11 opened the way for a systematic clinical investigation of this and other PUI-related conditions, particularly in terms of preventive and therapeutic strategies. The present article is aimed at offering an updated clinical overview on the main expressions of PUI, focussing on the latest acquisitions in this evolving field.
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