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Depression and internet addiction: Correlation and treatment approaches

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

M. Stojakovic
M. Stojakovic*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University Banja Luka, Banjaluka, Bosnia-Herzegovina Clinic for Psychiatry, Clinical Center Banja Luka, Banjaluka, Bosnia-Herzegovina

Abstract

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Introduction

With increasing use of Internet in everyday life there is the risk of developing Internet dependency that can be correlated with depression. Is the internet an antidepressant or Internet addiction often causes mood-altering side effects?

Objectives

The focus is to examine correlation between depression and Internet addiction, as well as potential treatment approaches.

Aims

The aim of the study was to evaluate treatment approaches and the correlation between depression and Internet addiction(IA) by use of Telepsychiatric service.

Methods

A total of 100 Bosnian clients were studied. Internet Addiction Test (IAT), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and the Zung Depression Inventory (ZDI) was used, by Telepsychiatric service, to assess state measures of symptom severity. First, they were evaluated for their severity of Internet addiction with consideration of their behavioral characteristics and their primary purpose for computer use by IAT. Second, we investigated Depression by Telepsychiatry service with BDI and ZDI scale. Third, we investigated correlations between depression and Internet addiction.

Results

The symptoms of IA had been founded at 59% and 41% of patients had no IA. Symptoms of depression had been found at 45% patients. Internet addiction was significantly associated with depressive symptoms; IA and depression had been found at 41% patients (P < 0.01).

Conclusions

This study reveals a significant association between Internet addiction and depressive symptoms.

Type
W03-02
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 26 , Issue S2: Abstracts of the 19th European Congress of Psychiatry , March 2011 , pp. 2195
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2011
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