Open AccessInternet addiction and daytime sleepiness among professionals in India: A web-based survey
Author(s) -
Lokesh Kumar Singh,
K. Hari Hara Suchandra,
Amrit Pattajoshi,
Spoorthy Sai Mamidipalli,
Huma Kamal,
Sharda Singh,
Bhoomika Sachacher,
Varun Mehta
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/psychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_412_18
Subject(s) - addiction , epworth sleepiness scale , excessive daytime sleepiness , the internet , psychiatry , psychology , confounding , medicine , population , clinical psychology , sleep disorder , insomnia , environmental health , world wide web , polysomnography , apnea , computer science
The likelihood of the relation between Internet overuse and comorbid psychiatric conditions is on the rise. However, sleep disturbances are common psychiatric symptoms associated with internet overuse. Our objective was to examine the association of Internet overuse with excessive daytime sleepiness, sleep problems in professionals from India.