Internet addiction and comorbid pyschiatric disorders in adolescents

Behavioral Addictions Questionnaire (BAQ): Validation of a New Tool for the Screening of Multiple Addictive Behaviors in the Italian Population

“…BAQ positively correlated with impulsivity and depression, confirming previous findings on the similarities between loss of control impulses and BAs regarding the association with other psychopathological conditions (e.g., Rømer Thomsen et al, 2018;Karim & Chaudhri, 2012;Wang et al, 2019;Asaoka et al, 2020). Accordingly, comorbidity between addiction and mood disorders, i.e., depression, was previously reported (e.g., Le Xu et al, 2020;Karatoprak & Donmez, 2020). On one side, BAs could represent a maladaptive way of coping with the primary states of depression (Le Xu et al, 2020); on the other side, BAs potentially increase the risk of depression in changing life habits (e.g., loneliness, low self-esteem, decrease in sleep time, change in physical activity, loss of money) (Karatoprak & Donmez, 2020).…”

“…Accordingly, comorbidity between addiction and mood disorders, i.e., depression, was previously reported (e.g., Le Xu et al, 2020;Karatoprak & Donmez, 2020). On one side, BAs could represent a maladaptive way of coping with the primary states of depression (Le Xu et al, 2020); on the other side, BAs potentially increase the risk of depression in changing life habits (e.g., loneliness, low self-esteem, decrease in sleep time, change in physical activity, loss of money) (Karatoprak & Donmez, 2020). In line with the positive association between BAQ and BIS-11 score, impulsivity and compulsivity traits seem to facilitate the occurrence of BAs, which can be reinforced by both positive (the pleasure linked to the behaviors) and negative stimuli (the painful states involved in withdrawal symptoms) (Caretti et al, 2018).…”

Pathological Internet use Levels and Psychiatric Diagnoses in Adolescents Admitted to a Child Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic after Face-to-face Education Restriction Due to the Pandemic

“…No statistically significant correlation was observed between IAT total score and age (p=0.070) or SES levels (p=0.209). When the youths were divided into 3 groups according to the scores, they got from the IAT, it was revealed that 15 (11%) of them were in the highest range (45-60), 56 (41.2%) of moderate range (30-44) and 65 (47.8%) of them mild (12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29).…”

“…In the same paper, the fact that no study reported associations with social phobia and the heterogeneity of studies on the definition and diagnosis of pathological internet use were emphasized (20). Before the COVID pandemic, in two similar studies from Turkey (21,22), adolescents who were referred to child psychiatry outpatient clinics due to pathological internet use complaints and co-existing emotional-behavioral problems were examined. Adolescents, with a Young Internet Addiction scale score above a certain value were screened with a semistructured interview tool (K-SADS) in these studies.…”

Internet addiction and its association with quality of life in patients with major depressive disorder: a network perspective

“…IA refers to online-related compulsive behavior reflecting an inability to control an individual’s use of the internet [ 4 ] and is closely associated with psychiatric problems (e.g., depression, anxiety, and harmful alcohol use) [ 5 , 6 ], particularly depression [ 7 ]. Epidemiological studies have found that the prevalence of IA in patients with depression ranges from 36.0 to 58.6% [ 8 , 9 ].…”