The purpose of this study was to compare the resting-state plasma catecholamine and anxiety levels of Korean male adolescents with Internet game addiction (IGA) and those without IGA. This cross-sectional comparative study was conducted with 230 male high school students in a South Korean city. Convenience and snowball sampling methods were employed, and data were collected using (1) participan...

AMAÇ: İnternet kullanımı hayatı birçok alanda kolaylaştırırken, aşırı ve sık ile ilişkili olumsuz sonuçları da artmaktadır. Bununla birlikte, internette geçirilen zamanların büyük kısmını oluşturan sosyal medyayı kontrolsüz kullanmanın psikososyal üzerine yapılan araştırmalar dikkat çekmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, kesitsel olarak değerlendirilen üniversite öğrencilerinde Bağımlılığı (İB), Pro...

Parental drug abuse and alcoholism have an enormously detrimental impact on children and adolescents. Children whose parents suffer from drug abuse or alcoholism often face multiple physical, mental, and behavioral issues. They are at a greater risk for depression, anxiety, low self esteem, and addiction, and also are known to have poor school attendance, difficulty concentrating, and lower IQ ...

BACKGROUND This study aimed to investigate and compare the social skills of studentsaddicted to computer games with normal students. The dependentvariable in the present study is the social skills. METHODS The study population included all the students in the second grade ofpublic secondary school in the city of Isfahan at the educational year of2009-2010. The sample size included 564 student...

BACKGROUND Many studies reported the high prevalence of problematic internet use (PIU) among adolescents (13-50%), and PIU was associated with various psychiatric symptoms. In contrast, only a few studies investigated the prevalence among the adult population (6%). This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of PIU and psychiatric co-morbidity among adult psychiatric patients. METHODS Thre...