According to theYouthHealth education core information and interpretation (2018th edition), which refers to internet addiction as an impulse to use the internet without addiction, in the form of overuse of the internet leading to visible learning, occupation and educationSocial functionDamage. Of these, duration is an important criterion for the diagnosis of internet addiction disorders, which generally takes at least 12 months to be diagnosed。
According to a press conference organized by the chinese academy of sciences and director of the sixth hospital of beijing university, luo lin, statistics show that the incidence of overdependence on networks among young people worldwide is 6 per cent, with the rate approaching 10 per cent. Our treatment norms in this area are still being developed。
Although guidelines for the treatment of online addiction have not yet been published, land forest indicates that the emergence of online addiction is often associated with other psychological problems, such as anxiety, depression, etc., and that clinical treatment of adolescent anxiety, depression and hyperactivity disorders that are over-reliant on the network is carried out in accordance with the relevant treatment norms. In general, the improvement of these mental disorders will lead to a marked improvement in adolescents ' over-reliance on networks。
This year, the world health organization included “play addiction” in the category of mental illness. In this regard, ruelin noted that who had intended to increase social attention to the problem of internet addiction, even with insurance support for treatment. He stated that internet addiction should not be simply defined as a disease and that the overuse of networks by adolescents was often accompanied by other problems involving families, schools and children themselves, whose improvement and resolution required a concerted effort. Proper parental attention and education, school support and peer help can reduce the excessive use of networks by adolescents。
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Young people aged 12-16 are highly addicted to the internet
The statistical report on the development of the internet in china shows that, as of december 2017, we had 772 million internet users, of whom 25. 4 per cent were the largest student group. Young people between the ages of 12 and 16 are highly addicted to the internet. Although large samples of epidemiological survey data are not available, previous studies have shown that the prevalence of play addiction is around 0. 7 to 27. 5 per cent。
What are the reasons for the addiction
In the expert's view, there are three main reasons for the addiction to play, based on the patient's own factors:
Lack of self-control. Young people are not able to form an integrated and stable view of the world, a vision of life and values, and the desire for new things is strong. A few cannot withstand the temptations and propaganda of other players, often driven by a lack of self-control. Low communication and social skills. The sense of loneliness is positively related to the increase in the use of online games. Self-esteem leads to isolation and makes it difficult to establish good human relationships. Some people can be released and released by playing games because of their internal depression, and get content in the virtual world. There are psychological problems such as anxiety and depression. Play addiction is one of the manifestations of anxiety and depression among patients, who play games as an important means of alleviating anxiety and depression, similar to “drinking through alcohol”。
