TY - JOUR
T1 - Global action on problematic usage of the internet
T2 - announcing a Lancet Psychiatry Commission
AU - Fineberg, Naomi A.
AU - Demetrovics, Zsolt
AU - Potenza, Marc N.
AU - Mestre-Bach, Gemma
AU - Ekhtiari, Hamed
AU - Roman-Urrestarazu, Andres
AU - Achab, Sophia
AU - Kattau, Thomas
AU - Bowden-Jones, Henrietta
AU - Thomas, Shane A.
AU - Babor, Thomas F.
AU - Kidron, Beeban
AU - Stein, Dan J.
PY - 2025/1
Y1 - 2025/1
N2 - Digital technologies and societal problems are increasingly interconnected, and this nexus has important implications for mental health globally. Concerns exist about problematic usage of the internet (PUI), digital technology-related disorders, and their public health and societal costs. One 2020 meta-analysis found that around 7% of the world’s population show signs of internet addiction, and prevalence estimates have shown an increase over time, especially among young people. Specific types of PUI, such as problematic smartphone use, might have an even higher prevalence. Increased awareness of the association between PUI and mental disorders in general and the potential negative effects of social media use in particular has led to calls for more action to protect individuals, particularly children and youth, from online harm.
AB - Digital technologies and societal problems are increasingly interconnected, and this nexus has important implications for mental health globally. Concerns exist about problematic usage of the internet (PUI), digital technology-related disorders, and their public health and societal costs. One 2020 meta-analysis found that around 7% of the world’s population show signs of internet addiction, and prevalence estimates have shown an increase over time, especially among young people. Specific types of PUI, such as problematic smartphone use, might have an even higher prevalence. Increased awareness of the association between PUI and mental disorders in general and the potential negative effects of social media use in particular has led to calls for more action to protect individuals, particularly children and youth, from online harm.
KW - Digital technologies
KW - Mental health
KW - Digital technology-related disorders
KW - Problematic usage of the internet
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85209665535&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/S2215-0366(24)00323-7
DO - 10.1016/S2215-0366(24)00323-7
M3 - Comment/debate
C2 - 39427681
AN - SCOPUS:85209665535
SN - 2215-0366
VL - 12
SP - 11
EP - 13
JO - The Lancet Psychiatry
JF - The Lancet Psychiatry
IS - 1
ER -