Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Rama Nursing College, (Rama Medical university and Hospital), Mandhana, Kanpur City, Uttar Pradesh
Online published on 3 January, 2020.
Among a small but growing body of research, the term addiction has extended into the psychiatric lexicon to identify problematic Internet use associated with significant social, psychological, and occupational impairment. 1–10 Symptoms include a preoccupation with the Internet, increased anxiety when off-line, hiding or lying about the extent of on-line use, and impairment to real-life functioning. In particular, this research argued that addictive use of the Internet directly lead to social isolation, increased depression, familial discord, divorce, academic failure, financial debt, and job loss.
cyber, suicide, depression, students
