Our study has confirmed the general use of the Internet among youngest people, the emergence of Internet addiction and the male preponderance of this phenomenon.

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In the last 15 years, Internet use has grown tremendously: now approximately 40% of the world population is online. Internet addiction is an emergent disorder, because the increasing popularity has led to the emergence of clinical cases presenting abuse symptoms. The classification of Internet Addiction is still controversial and there are several diagnostic criteria and various tools of measure. However there are no widely accepted diagnostic criteria.Prevalence estimates vary widely, although we can estimate the internet addiction prevalence in the general adult population as approximately 2%.

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A cognitive-behavioral therapy-based intervention could be useful in reducing weight in a clinical population taking antipsychotics, with consequent benefit to physical and mental health.