Smart Phone Addiction
diagnosis and management
Keywords:
mobile phone addiction, smartphone addiction, internet addiction, game addiction, cyber relationship addiction, internet information addiction, internet shopping addiction, mobile phone addiction symptoms, mobile phone addiction harmful effects, mobile phone addiction treatment, CBT for mobile phone addiction, இணைய அடிமைத்தனம், விளையாட்டு அடிமைத்தனம், சைபர் உறவு அடிமைத்தனம், இணைய தகவல் அடிமைத்தனம், இணைய ஷாப்பிங் அடிமைத்தனம், மொபைல் போன் அடிமைத்தன அறிகுறிகள், மொபைல் போன் அடிமைத்தனத்தின் விளைவுகள், மொபைல் போன் அடிமைத்தன சிகிச்சைAbstract
The 21st century has become the century of information technology. Since the introduction of smartphones in 2007, they have gradually become an indispensable device in our lives. In the last ten years, smartphone use has grown exponentially worldwide and by 2020, nearly 2.8 billion people are using them. Smartphones, which can provide great benefits to humanity, also provide many unnecessary things that can spoil the human mind. For example, it has created a situation where things like online gambling, internet gaming and pornography can be viewed regardless of age. For many reasons, using smartphones continuously for hours together creates a state of dependence on that smartphone. A study conducted by Nikita in Mumbai found that 31% of people are addicted to mobile phones. Similarly, studies conducted in England and Italy have found that mobile phone addiction is most prevalent among adolescents aged 11 to 15. This article discusses in detail the symptoms of mobile phone addiction and various harmful effects of mobile phone addiction. It also includes a brief note on internet game addiction, cyber relationship addiction, internet information addiction and internet shopping addiction. Prevention and management strategies for mobile phone addiction is also discussed here.
