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Internet Addiction Disorder

MedGen UID:
1713548
•Concept ID:
C5392078
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Addiction Disorder, Internet; Addiction Disorders, Internet; Addiction, Internet; Addictions, Internet; Disorder, Internet Addiction; Disorders, Internet Addiction; Internet Addiction; Internet Addiction Disorders; Internet Addictions

Definition

Problematic, compulsive Internet use that results in significant impairment of person''s function in daily life. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVInternet Addiction Disorder

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Examining the Application of the DC-IA-A Diagnostic Criteria for Internet Addiction Disorder in At-Risk College Students.
Hsu WY, Chang SM, Chiu NY, Lin SS, Tseng YH
Psychopathology 2015;48(6):408-16. Epub 2015 Nov 27 doi: 10.1159/000441477. PMID: 26609702
A critical review of "Internet addiction" criteria with suggestions for the future.
Van Rooij AJ, Prause N
J Behav Addict 2014 Dec;3(4):203-13. doi: 10.1556/JBA.3.2014.4.1. PMID: 25592305Free PMC Article
Proposed diagnostic criteria for internet addiction.
Tao R, Huang X, Wang J, Zhang H, Zhang Y, Li M
Addiction 2010 Mar;105(3):556-64. doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02828.x. PMID: 20403001

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Depression and internet addiction among adolescents:A meta-analysis.
Ye XL, Zhang W, Zhao FF
Psychiatry Res 2023 Aug;326:115311. Epub 2023 Jun 16 doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115311. PMID: 37348449
The Comparative Efficacy of Treatments for Children and Young Adults with Internet Addiction/Internet Gaming Disorder: An Updated Meta-Analysis.
Chang CH, Chang YC, Yang L, Tzang RF
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Feb 24;19(5) doi: 10.3390/ijerph19052612. PMID: 35270305Free PMC Article
Neuropsychological Correlates of Internet Addiction.
Pop-Jordanova N, Loleska S
Pril (Makedon Akad Nauk Umet Odd Med Nauki) 2021 Dec 30;42(3):17-28. doi: 10.2478/prilozi-2021-0031. PMID: 35032380
Internet Addiction and Attention in Adolescents: A Systematic Review.
Marin MG, Nuñez X, de Almeida RMM
Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw 2021 Apr;24(4):237-249. Epub 2020 Oct 28 doi: 10.1089/cyber.2019.0698. PMID: 33121255
Treatments for internet addiction, sex addiction and compulsive buying: A meta-analysis.
Goslar M, Leibetseder M, Muench HM, Hofmann SG, Laireiter AR
J Behav Addict 2020 Apr 1;9(1):14-43. doi: 10.1556/2006.2020.00005. PMID: 32359229Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Depression and internet addiction among adolescents:A meta-analysis.
Ye XL, Zhang W, Zhao FF
Psychiatry Res 2023 Aug;326:115311. Epub 2023 Jun 16 doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115311. PMID: 37348449
Internet, video game and mobile phone addiction in children and adolescents diagnosed with ADHD: A case-control study.
Menéndez-García A, Jiménez-Arroyo A, Rodrigo-Yanguas M, Marin-Vila M, Sánchez-Sánchez F, Roman-Riechmann E, Blasco-Fontecilla H
Adicciones 2022 Jul 1;34(3):208-217. doi: 10.20882/adicciones.1469. PMID: 33338245
Is Smartphone Addiction in the Younger Population a Public Health Problem?
Loleska S, Pop-Jordanova N
Pril (Makedon Akad Nauk Umet Odd Med Nauki) 2021 Dec 30;42(3):29-36. doi: 10.2478/prilozi-2021-0032. PMID: 35032372
Internet Addiction and Attention in Adolescents: A Systematic Review.
Marin MG, Nuñez X, de Almeida RMM
Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw 2021 Apr;24(4):237-249. Epub 2020 Oct 28 doi: 10.1089/cyber.2019.0698. PMID: 33121255
Correlations between mobile phone addiction and anxiety, depression, impulsivity, and poor sleep quality among college students: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Li Y, Li G, Liu L, Wu H
J Behav Addict 2020 Oct 12;9(3):551-571. Epub 2020 Sep 8 doi: 10.1556/2006.2020.00057. PMID: 32903205Free PMC Article

Therapy

Depression and internet addiction among adolescents:A meta-analysis.
Ye XL, Zhang W, Zhao FF
Psychiatry Res 2023 Aug;326:115311. Epub 2023 Jun 16 doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115311. PMID: 37348449
The Comparative Efficacy of Treatments for Children and Young Adults with Internet Addiction/Internet Gaming Disorder: An Updated Meta-Analysis.
Chang CH, Chang YC, Yang L, Tzang RF
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Feb 24;19(5) doi: 10.3390/ijerph19052612. PMID: 35270305Free PMC Article
Smartphone Addiction and Associated Health Outcomes in Adult Populations: A Systematic Review.
Ratan ZA, Parrish AM, Zaman SB, Alotaibi MS, Hosseinzadeh H
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021 Nov 22;18(22) doi: 10.3390/ijerph182212257. PMID: 34832011Free PMC Article
Smartphone Addiction and Sleep Quality on Academic Performance of University Students: An Exploratory Research.
Rathakrishnan B, Bikar Singh SS, Kamaluddin MR, Yahaya A, Mohd Nasir MA, Ibrahim F, Ab Rahman Z
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021 Aug 5;18(16) doi: 10.3390/ijerph18168291. PMID: 34444042Free PMC Article
Global prevalence of gaming disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Stevens MW, Dorstyn D, Delfabbro PH, King DL
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 2021 Jun;55(6):553-568. Epub 2020 Oct 7 doi: 10.1177/0004867420962851. PMID: 33028074

Prognosis

Internet addiction and sleep quality among medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic: A multinational cross-sectional survey.
Tahir MJ, Malik NI, Ullah I, Khan HR, Perveen S, Ramalho R, Siddiqi AR, Waheed S, Shalaby MMM, De Berardis D, Jain S, Vetrivendan GL, Chatterjee H, Gopar Franco WX, Shafiq MA, Fatima NT, Abeysekera M, Sayyeda Q, Shamat SF, Aiman W, Akhtar Q, Devi A, Aftab A, Shoib S, Lin CY, Pakpour AH
PLoS One 2021;16(11):e0259594. Epub 2021 Nov 5 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0259594. PMID: 34739502Free PMC Article
Smartphone addiction and depression, anxiety: The role of bedtime procrastination and self-control.
Geng Y, Gu J, Wang J, Zhang R
J Affect Disord 2021 Oct 1;293:415-421. Epub 2021 Jul 1 doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.06.062. PMID: 34246950
Internet gaming disorder and comorbidities among campus-dwelling U.S. university students.
Ohayon MM, Roberts L
Psychiatry Res 2021 Aug;302:114043. Epub 2021 Jun 6 doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2021.114043. PMID: 34129998
Global prevalence of gaming disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Stevens MW, Dorstyn D, Delfabbro PH, King DL
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 2021 Jun;55(6):553-568. Epub 2020 Oct 7 doi: 10.1177/0004867420962851. PMID: 33028074
Efficacy of Short-term Treatment of Internet and Computer Game Addiction: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Wölfling K, Müller KW, Dreier M, Ruckes C, Deuster O, Batra A, Mann K, Musalek M, Schuster A, Lemenager T, Hanke S, Beutel ME
JAMA Psychiatry 2019 Oct 1;76(10):1018-1025. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2019.1676. PMID: 31290948Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Smartphone Addiction and Associated Health Outcomes in Adult Populations: A Systematic Review.
Ratan ZA, Parrish AM, Zaman SB, Alotaibi MS, Hosseinzadeh H
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021 Nov 22;18(22) doi: 10.3390/ijerph182212257. PMID: 34832011Free PMC Article
Internet addiction and sleep quality among medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic: A multinational cross-sectional survey.
Tahir MJ, Malik NI, Ullah I, Khan HR, Perveen S, Ramalho R, Siddiqi AR, Waheed S, Shalaby MMM, De Berardis D, Jain S, Vetrivendan GL, Chatterjee H, Gopar Franco WX, Shafiq MA, Fatima NT, Abeysekera M, Sayyeda Q, Shamat SF, Aiman W, Akhtar Q, Devi A, Aftab A, Shoib S, Lin CY, Pakpour AH
PLoS One 2021;16(11):e0259594. Epub 2021 Nov 5 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0259594. PMID: 34739502Free PMC Article
Smartphone addiction and depression, anxiety: The role of bedtime procrastination and self-control.
Geng Y, Gu J, Wang J, Zhang R
J Affect Disord 2021 Oct 1;293:415-421. Epub 2021 Jul 1 doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.06.062. PMID: 34246950
Internet Addiction Increases in the General Population During COVID-19: Evidence From China.
Li YY, Sun Y, Meng SQ, Bao YP, Cheng JL, Chang XW, Ran MS, Sun YK, Kosten T, Strang J, Lu L, Shi J
Am J Addict 2021 Jul;30(4):389-397. Epub 2021 Mar 19 doi: 10.1111/ajad.13156. PMID: 33738888Free PMC Article
Global prevalence of gaming disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Stevens MW, Dorstyn D, Delfabbro PH, King DL
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 2021 Jun;55(6):553-568. Epub 2020 Oct 7 doi: 10.1177/0004867420962851. PMID: 33028074

Recent systematic reviews

The Comparative Efficacy of Treatments for Children and Young Adults with Internet Addiction/Internet Gaming Disorder: An Updated Meta-Analysis.
Chang CH, Chang YC, Yang L, Tzang RF
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Feb 24;19(5) doi: 10.3390/ijerph19052612. PMID: 35270305Free PMC Article
Smartphone Addiction and Associated Health Outcomes in Adult Populations: A Systematic Review.
Ratan ZA, Parrish AM, Zaman SB, Alotaibi MS, Hosseinzadeh H
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021 Nov 22;18(22) doi: 10.3390/ijerph182212257. PMID: 34832011Free PMC Article
Internet Addiction and Attention in Adolescents: A Systematic Review.
Marin MG, Nuñez X, de Almeida RMM
Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw 2021 Apr;24(4):237-249. Epub 2020 Oct 28 doi: 10.1089/cyber.2019.0698. PMID: 33121255
Global prevalence of gaming disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Stevens MW, Dorstyn D, Delfabbro PH, King DL
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 2021 Jun;55(6):553-568. Epub 2020 Oct 7 doi: 10.1177/0004867420962851. PMID: 33028074
Systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiology of internet addiction.
Pan YC, Chiu YC, Lin YH
Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2020 Nov;118:612-622. Epub 2020 Aug 25 doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2020.08.013. PMID: 32853626

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