Open AccessBurden of internet addiction, social anxiety and social phobia among University students, India
Author(s) -
Abhishek Jaiswal,
Shubham Manchanda,
Vaishali Gautam,
Akhil Dhanesh Goel,
Jitender Aneja,
Pankaja Raghav
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_360_20
Subject(s) - addiction , anxiety , social anxiety , the internet , psychiatry , medicine , clinical psychology , internet addiction disorder , suicidal ideation , psychology , poison control , suicide prevention , environmental health , world wide web , computer science
Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is a common mental health disorder affecting adolescents often associated with comorbidities like depression, suicide ideation and substance abuse. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of social anxiety in adolescents and to explore its correlation with internet usage.