Risk factors for Internet Addiction and the situation in UK
Risk factors for Internet Addiction and the situation in UK
Risk factors for Internet Addiction and the situation in UK
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NEUROBIOLOGY OF INTERNET ADDICTION<br />
• A recent systematic review of 18 neuroimag<strong>in</strong>g studies<br />
exam<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>ternet addiction (Kuss & Griffiths, 2012) noted:<br />
• “These studies provide compell<strong>in</strong>g evidence <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
similarities between different types of addictions, notably<br />
substance-related addictions <strong>and</strong> <strong>Internet</strong> <strong>and</strong> gam<strong>in</strong>g<br />
addiction, on a variety of levels. On <strong>the</strong> molecular level,<br />
<strong>Internet</strong> addiction is characterized by an overall reward<br />
deficiency that entails decreased dopam<strong>in</strong>ergic activity. On<br />
<strong>the</strong> level of neural circuitry, <strong>Internet</strong> <strong>and</strong> gam<strong>in</strong>g addiction<br />
lead to neuroadaptation <strong>and</strong> structural changes that occur as<br />
a consequence of prolonged <strong>in</strong>creased activity <strong>in</strong> bra<strong>in</strong> areas<br />
associated with addiction. On a behavioral level, <strong>Internet</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
gam<strong>in</strong>g addicts appear to be constricted with regards to <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
cognitive function<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> various doma<strong>in</strong>s” (p.347).
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