Preventing Problematic Internet Use During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Consensus Guidance

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Kiraly O¹ ; Potenza MN^{2, 3, 4, 5, 6} ; Stein DJ⁷ ; King DL⁸ ; Hodgins DC⁹ ; Saunders JB¹⁰ ; Griffiths MD¹¹ ; Gjoneska B¹² ; Billieux J¹³ ; Brand M¹⁴ ; Abbott MW¹⁵ ; Chamberlain SR^{16, 17} ; Corazza O^{18, 19} ; Burkauskas J²⁰ Show All Authors

Kiraly O¹
Potenza MN^{2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
Stein DJ⁷
King DL⁸
Hodgins DC⁹
Saunders JB¹⁰
Griffiths MD¹¹
Gjoneska B¹²
Billieux J¹³
Brand M¹⁴
Abbott MW¹⁵
Chamberlain SR^{16, 17}
Corazza O^{18, 19}
Burkauskas J²⁰
Sales CMD²¹
Montag C²²
Lochner C²³
Grunblatt E^{24, 25, 26}
Wegmann E¹⁴
Martinotti G²⁷
Lee HK²⁸
Rumpf HJ²⁹
Castrocalvo J³⁰
Rahimimovaghar A³¹
Higuchi S³²
Menchon JM³³
Zohar J³⁴
Pellegrini L^{35, 36, 37}
Walitza S^{24, 25, 26}
Fineberg NA^{36, 37, 38}
Demetrovics Z¹

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1. Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest, Hungary
2. Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States
3. Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States
4. Connecticut Mental Health Center, New Haven, CT, United States
5. Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling, Wethersfield, CT, United States
6. Department of Neuroscience, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States
7. SA MRC Unit on Risk & Resilience in Mental Disorders, Department of Psychiatry & Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
8. College of Education, Psychology, & Social Work, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
9. Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
10. Centre for Youth Substance Abuse Research, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
11. Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, United Kingdom
12. Academy of Sciences and Arts of North Macedonia, Skopje, North Macedonia
13. Institute of Psychology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
14. General Psychology: Cognition and Center for Behavioral Addiction Research (CeBAR), University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany
15. Gambling and Addictions Research Centre, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
16. Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
17. Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom
18. Department of Clinical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
19. Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
20. Laboratory of Behavioral Medicine, Neuroscience Institute, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Palanga, Lithuania
21. Psychology and Education Sciences, Center for Psychology University of Porto, Portugal
22. Department of Molecular Psychology, Institute of Psychology and Education, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
23. SA MRC Unit on Risk & Resilience in Mental Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
24. Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of Psychiatry Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
25. Neuroscience Center Zurich, University of Zurich and the ETH, Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
26. Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
27. Department of Neuroscience, Imaging, Clinical Sciences, â€˜Gabriele d'Annunzioâ€™ University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy
28. Department of Psychiatry, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
29. Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Lubeck, Germany
30. Department of Personality, Assessment, and Psychological Treatments, Faculty of Psychology, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
31. Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies (INCAS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
32. National Hospital Organization Kurihama Medical and Addiction Center, National Center for Addiction Services Administration, Yokosuka, Japan
33. Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge University Hospital-IDIBELL, University of Barcelona, Cibersam, Barcelona, Spain
34. Sackler Medical School, Tel Aviv University, Chaim Sheba Medical Center Tel Hashomer, Tel Aviv, Israel
35. Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Italy
36. University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, United Kingdom
37. Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
38. University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry Published:2020

Abstract

As a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many governments have introduced steps such as spatial distancing and “staying at home” to curb its spread and impact. The fear resulting from the disease, the ‘lockdown’ situation, high levels of uncertainty regarding the future, and financial insecurity raise the level of stress, anxiety, and depression experienced by people all around the world. Psychoactive substances and other reinforcing behaviors (e.g., gambling, video gaming, watching pornography) are often used to reduce stress and anxiety and/or to alleviate depressed mood. The tendency to use such substances and engage in such behaviors in an excessive manner as putative coping strategies in crises like the COVID-19 pandemic is considerable. Moreover, the importance of information and communications technology (ICT) is even higher in the present crisis than usual. ICT has been crucial in keeping parts of the economy going, allowing large groups of people to work and study from home, enhancing social connectedness, providing greatly needed entertainment, etc. Although for the vast majority ICT use is adaptive and should not be pathologized, a subgroup of vulnerable individuals are at risk of developing problematic usage patterns. The present consensus guidance discusses these risks and makes some practical recommendations that may help diminish them. © 2020

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MLA	Kiraly O, et al.. "Preventing Problematic Internet Use During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Consensus Guidance." Comprehensive Psychiatry, vol. 100, no. , 2020, pp. -.
APA	Kiraly O, Potenza MN, Stein DJ, King DL, Hodgins DC, Saunders JB, Griffiths MD, Gjoneska B, Billieux J, Brand M, Abbott MW, Chamberlain SR, Corazza O, Burkauskas J, Sales CMD, Montag C, Lochner C, Grunblatt E, Wegmann E, ... Demetrovics Z (2020). Preventing Problematic Internet Use During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Consensus Guidance. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 100(), -.
Chicago	Kiraly O, Potenza MN, Stein DJ, King DL, Hodgins DC, Saunders JB, Griffiths MD, et al.. "Preventing Problematic Internet Use During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Consensus Guidance." Comprehensive Psychiatry 100, no. (2020): -.
Harvard	Kiraly O et al. (2020) 'Preventing Problematic Internet Use During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Consensus Guidance', Comprehensive Psychiatry, 100(), pp. -.
Vancouver	Kiraly O, Potenza MN, Stein DJ, King DL, Hodgins DC, Saunders JB, et al.. Preventing Problematic Internet Use During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Consensus Guidance. Comprehensive Psychiatry. 2020;100():-.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Kiraly O and Potenza MN and Stein DJ and King DL and Hodgins DC and Saunders JB and Griffiths MD and Gjoneska B and Billieux J and Brand M and Abbott MW and Chamberlain SR and Corazza O and Burkauskas J and Sales CMD and Montag C and Lochner C and Grunblatt E and Wegmann E and Martinotti G and Lee HK and Rumpf HJ and Castrocalvo J and Rahimimovaghar A and Higuchi S and Menchon JM and Zohar J and Pellegrini L and Walitza S and Fineberg NA and Demetrovics Z}, title = {Preventing Problematic Internet Use During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Consensus Guidance}, journal = {Comprehensive Psychiatry}, volume = {100}, number = {}, pages = {-}, year = {2020} }
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