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Internet Gaming Addiction: A Technological Hazard

Author(s) -

Ankur Sachdeva,

Rohit Verma

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

international journal high risk behaviors and addiction

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.266

H-Index - 13

ISSN - 2251-8711

DOI - 10.5812/ijhrba.26359

Subject(s) - addiction , the internet , hazard , distress , medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , psychology , psychiatry , medical emergency , clinical psychology , computer science , surgery , world wide web , chemistry , organic chemistry

The Internet is considered a beneficial tool in research, communication, and information. Still, its excessive and prolonged use has the potential of causing addiction. The presentation of this technological hazard may range from a mild socio-personal distress to a gross disorganization in behavior and self-care. No reported study on Internet gaming addiction is available from India.Case PresentationWe reported a case of two brothers, diagnosed with Internet gaming addiction, who showed grossly disorganized behavior and severely compromised self-care. The condition was managed by pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies, with sustained improvement after 6 months follow up.ConclusionsInternet gaming addiction may cause severe personal, social, and occupational problems. Despite the range of severity and various presentations of this disorder, DSM-5 lacks the severity classifier. Early identification and management may result in complete recovery

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