Internet addiction is becoming a serious mental health issue
Internet addiction disorder (IAD) is becoming a serious mental
health issue around the world, a group of researchers in China
has found. The study found that pathological internet usage - an
individual's inability to control his or her use of the internet
- will eventually result in mental health issues and functional
problems in life, such as social interaction, academic
performance, career progression and behavioural problems. The
researchers, drawn from various Chinese universities, medical
institutes and government departments, were able to highlight
changes in gray matter density that found that addiction to
internet games was no different than a pathological addiction to
gambling. The rise in interest in the subject by psychiatrists
and educators signals IAD is becoming a serious issue. The
researchers found that IAD subjects had multiple structural
changes in the brain that correlated with the duration of the
addiction. “One resting-state fun