title: [Online addictive disease].
abstract: Digital media are indispensable in school, profession, family and leisure time. 1 to 6 % of all users show dsyfunctional ans addictive patterns, first of all in online and "social" media. In Switzerland over 80 % of young people own a smartphone and "pocket internet". Time of interaction with online-media (hours/day), as well as peer group pattern are markers for risk of addiction. Active music making and sports are protective factors. Family physicians are important in early recognition of "internet addictive disease". Care-givers with special experience in this field are often successful in reducing time of harmful interaction with the internet. Internet addictive disease is not yet classified in ICD and DSM-5 lists, even though it is an increasing reality.
authors.affiliation: Berner Gesundheit - Stiftung für Gesundheitsförderung und Suchtfragen, Bern.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Neuenschwander
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D015897:Comorbidity; D003376:Counseling; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D061345:Early Medical Intervention; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009042:Motivation; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D013557:Switzerland; D055815:Young Adult