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Internet Surfing and Related Mental Health Problems in Present Scenario : A Review


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1 Department of Psychiatry, King George's Medical University, UP, Lucknow, India
     

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As technology offers several benefit to society, out of which computer is a boon in every aspect of development. Today we are using computer for e-mailing, e- learning, transaction of data and information, for business purposes, entertainment, e-commerce, services etc. Despite the positive outcome, there are certain negative outcomes due to the excess use of internet like behavioural changes, mental health problems, problems related to family and relationships and occupation related problems being identified. This review study is planned to understand the different sources of internet related problems, types of problems, who are prone to be affected by internet uses and preventive measures.

Keywords

Internet Addiction (IA), Cyberbullying, Mental Health Problems with IA.
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Pooja Mahour
Department of Psychiatry, King George's Medical University, UP, Lucknow, India
Meha Jain
Department of Psychiatry, King George's Medical University, UP, Lucknow, India

Abstract


As technology offers several benefit to society, out of which computer is a boon in every aspect of development. Today we are using computer for e-mailing, e- learning, transaction of data and information, for business purposes, entertainment, e-commerce, services etc. Despite the positive outcome, there are certain negative outcomes due to the excess use of internet like behavioural changes, mental health problems, problems related to family and relationships and occupation related problems being identified. This review study is planned to understand the different sources of internet related problems, types of problems, who are prone to be affected by internet uses and preventive measures.

Keywords


Internet Addiction (IA), Cyberbullying, Mental Health Problems with IA.