Keywords
Internet addiction disorder
Psychiatry
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Abstract
Objective: To clarify internet addiction disorder in order to disseminate and contribute to the construction of knowledge on the subject in the scientific world, elucidating its diversities Methods: This is an integrative bibliographic review on PubMed using the descriptor: “Internet Addiction”, from May 2022 to May 2024, in Portuguese and English followed by filters to refine the search. Results: 15 articles were selected that alert to the ubiquity of the internet in everyday life, bringing with it the challenge of understanding the threshold between normal use and pathological use. DI in its different nomenclatures can be subdivided into: social networks, games, pornography, shopping, work, being considered the “new addictions” that have been growing concomitantly with the population's access to the internet at home and worsened by COVID-19. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy has proven to be an important treatment and prevention option for ID, however a structured affective family can be a strong ally to treatment. Final considerations: Understanding this phenomenon and training health professionals becomes an essential foundation for guidance and education in the prevention and treatment of ID.
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