Internet addiction may cause anxiety,depression and other mental disorders

Internet addiction may cause anxiety,depression and other mental disorders
Excessive use of internet may significantly increase the risk of mental health problems.

However, over the last 18 years internet use has changed radically with a substantial number of people working online, using social media among others, round the clock. ‘We were concerned that the IAT questionnaire may not have been picking up on problematic modern internet use, or showing up false positives for people who were simply using the internet rather than being over-reliant on it,’ Ameringen said. For the study, the team surveyed 254 students and correlated internet use with general mental health and wellbeing.  Only 33 students met screening criteria for internet addition, according to the IAT. The research team also administered a further series of self-reported tests to see how the internet addicts compared to the others in the survey on areas such as symptoms of depression and anxiety, impulsiveness, inattention and executive functioning, as well as tests for ADHD. The results were presented at the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) conference in Vienna, recently. (Read: Interesting facts about the effect of internet on your health)

Source: IANS

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