Internet addiction disorder

New WHO/Europe report indicates need for healthier online habits among adolescents

One in seven Greek teenagers (13%) spend so much time on social media it has a negative impact on their state of mind, according to preliminary data gathered by the Research University Institute of Mental Health (EPIPSY) as part of a nationwide survey into behaviors related to the health of adolescent students.

Ljubljana – Almost 90% of Slovenians aged 16-74 used the internet regularly in the first quarter of 2021, show data released by the Statistics Office on Thursday. When surfing the net, some 58% of them (912,340 users) encountered fake or dubious information on social media or news portals and 37% of them went on to check the facts.

Ljubljana – Internet use and screen time among children and youth have been increasing in recent years, which can have negative consequences on their development and cause addictions, heard an online conference hosted by the Logout centre on Tuesday. The epidemic has made the situation even worse, experts agree.

A couple of youngsters check their smartphones while sitting on the steps at Syntagma Square in central Athens. A new study has found that 37 percent of teenagers demonstrated signs of internet addiction in 2019, compared to 13 percent in 2013. Meanwhile, more than 30 percent said they suffered online harassment in 2019, up from 20 percent in 2013.

More and more teenagers suffer from this disease.

More teens addicted to video games are seeking treatment for their addiction.

Due to the lack of such a clinical pathway in the British Health Fund (NHS), young people are forced to seek help abroad.

Too much passion for video games will be officially recognised as a mental disorder. The World Health Organization (WHO) has adopted a revised International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-11), which includes a "game disorder that is considered a painful addiction," for the first time, TechNews.bg writes.

Internet addiction is a growing phenomenon among Greek children and teenagers, experts warn, adding that the disorder has been expanding to younger age groups.

"More than 40 percent of the 1,800 calls we received last year were about signs of addictive behavior. There is a clear increasing trend," Giorgos Kormas, in charge of the helpline set up by the

BELGRADE - A variety of new psychoactive substances and new forms of addiction demand that their treatment and prevention are regarded not only as a psychiatric, but also as a public health and social issue, said the participants of the symposium on 'Addiction Disorders - Trends and Challenges' in Belgrade on Saturday.