Carolina Sereijo
Faculdade de Medicina de Lisboa, Portugal
Title: Digital addiction and the challenges of studying the effects of technology on human behavior: The experience at NUPI- A problematic internet use clinic
Biography
Biography: Carolina Sereijo
Abstract
Despite the recent recognition of gaming disorder as a diagnosis by The World Health Organization, there is still no scientific consensus on what the phenomenon of digital addiction is what its boundaries are and, if like gambling, it belongs on the spectrum of behavioral addiction disorders. Given the current immersion of our daily lives in technology, especially for digital natives, it becomes increasingly difficult to define the boundaries of what is pathological and what is the new normal. Researchers thus often prefer the term problematic internet use instead of digital addiction. We share our experience with patients with problematic internet use at NUPI (Núcleo de Utilização Problemática de Internet), based in Lisbon, Portugal.