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Case report for an internet- and mobile-based intervention for internet use disorder

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Internet use disorder (IUD), characterized as the inability to control one’s internet use, is associated with reduced quality of life and mental health comorbidities such as depression, substance abuse, or anxiety. Evidence-based treatment options are scarce due to the novelty o...

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Autores principales: Bernstein, Karina, Zarski, Anna-Carlotta, Pekarek, Emilia, Schaub, Michael Patrick, Berking, Matthias, Baumeister, Harald, Ebert, David Daniel
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Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10407126/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37559920
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.700520
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author Bernstein, Karina
Zarski, Anna-Carlotta
Pekarek, Emilia
Schaub, Michael Patrick
Berking, Matthias
Baumeister, Harald
Ebert, David Daniel
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Zarski, Anna-Carlotta
Pekarek, Emilia
Schaub, Michael Patrick
Berking, Matthias
Baumeister, Harald
Ebert, David Daniel
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description BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Internet use disorder (IUD), characterized as the inability to control one’s internet use, is associated with reduced quality of life and mental health comorbidities such as depression, substance abuse, or anxiety. Evidence-based treatment options are scarce due to the novelty of the diagnosis. Internet- and mobile-based interventions (IMI) may be an effective means to deliver psychological treatment to individuals with IUD as they address affected individuals in their online setting. This study presents a newly developed IMI for IUD disclosing treatment satisfaction and preliminary effects by exemplifying with a case report. METHODS: The case of a female participant with IUD, characterized by an excessive use of social media, is analyzed. The case report follows the CARE guidelines and presents qualitative and quantitative outcomes regarding potential symptom reduction measured by the Internet Addiction Test (IAT) and Compulsive Internet Use Scale (CIUS), treatment satisfaction measured by the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ) and feasibility by analyzing participant’s written feedback during treatment. RESULTS: The case report shows that internet- and mobile-based interventions may be feasible in supporting an individual in reducing symptoms of IUD as well as depressive symptoms, anxiety and procrastination behavior. Treatment satisfaction was reported as good. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: This case report illustrates that IMIs can have the potential to be an easily accessible and possibly effective treatment option for IUD. Case studies on IMIs may provide insights into important mechanisms for symptom change. Further studies are needed to expand our understanding of this diverse disorder to provide adequate treatment. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION: https://clinicaltrials.gov/,DRKS00015314.
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spelling pubmed-104071262023-08-09 Case report for an internet- and mobile-based intervention for internet use disorder Bernstein, Karina Zarski, Anna-Carlotta Pekarek, Emilia Schaub, Michael Patrick Berking, Matthias Baumeister, Harald Ebert, David Daniel Front Psychiatry Psychiatry BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Internet use disorder (IUD), characterized as the inability to control one’s internet use, is associated with reduced quality of life and mental health comorbidities such as depression, substance abuse, or anxiety. Evidence-based treatment options are scarce due to the novelty of the diagnosis. Internet- and mobile-based interventions (IMI) may be an effective means to deliver psychological treatment to individuals with IUD as they address affected individuals in their online setting. This study presents a newly developed IMI for IUD disclosing treatment satisfaction and preliminary effects by exemplifying with a case report. METHODS: The case of a female participant with IUD, characterized by an excessive use of social media, is analyzed. The case report follows the CARE guidelines and presents qualitative and quantitative outcomes regarding potential symptom reduction measured by the Internet Addiction Test (IAT) and Compulsive Internet Use Scale (CIUS), treatment satisfaction measured by the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ) and feasibility by analyzing participant’s written feedback during treatment. RESULTS: The case report shows that internet- and mobile-based interventions may be feasible in supporting an individual in reducing symptoms of IUD as well as depressive symptoms, anxiety and procrastination behavior. Treatment satisfaction was reported as good. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: This case report illustrates that IMIs can have the potential to be an easily accessible and possibly effective treatment option for IUD. Case studies on IMIs may provide insights into important mechanisms for symptom change. Further studies are needed to expand our understanding of this diverse disorder to provide adequate treatment. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION: https://clinicaltrials.gov/,DRKS00015314. Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-07-25 /pmc/articles/PMC10407126/ /pubmed/37559920 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.700520 Text en Copyright © 2023 Bernstein, Zarski, Pekarek, Schaub, Berking, Baumeister and Ebert. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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Bernstein, Karina
Zarski, Anna-Carlotta
Pekarek, Emilia
Schaub, Michael Patrick
Berking, Matthias
Baumeister, Harald
Ebert, David Daniel
Case report for an internet- and mobile-based intervention for internet use disorder
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title_short Case report for an internet- and mobile-based intervention for internet use disorder
title_sort case report for an internet- and mobile-based intervention for internet use disorder
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10407126/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37559920
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.700520
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