5/23/2018 Internet Addiction (2)
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Treating internet addiction
Dr Elias Aboujaoude deals with patients suffering a particularly
modern condition. Louise Ridleyspeaks to the psychiatrist who
treats pathological internet use
Are disorders caused by the internet recognised by the medical
world?They havent been verified through studies yet. Until these
are conducted, we cant credibly callsomething a disorder or
pathology. But what my colleagues and I see is that people are
transformedinto a different version of themselves online.
Narcissism, impulsivity, regression and grandiosity are
personality traits that come out in many people and have real
consequences in terms of their livesoffline.Why did you start
treating disorders caused by the net?I live in ilicon !alley" the
birthplace of the net. #eople started coming to our clinic saying
things li$e%&y wife wants to leave me because I wait for her to
go to sleep so I can chec$ my email one moretime.' (r %&y boss
threatened to fire me because of inappropriate internet use.' )e
conducted thelargest study to date on internet addiction, which
showed us its a widespread phenomenon. *nd thatwas in +-, before
aceboo$ and smartphones really too$ off.Who is your typical
patient?)e e/pected the typical profile to be that of a
twenty0something male gee$, but it turned out theaverage age was in
the early forties and there was no significant male0to0female
ratio. I have patientswho are 120year0old high0school students who
are 3addicted to videogames and retirees who havebecame completely
enamoured with the net. 4namoured to the point where they spend
their savingson purchases they dont need or gamble their savings
away.
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