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A era tecnológica tem sido acompanhada de importantes mudanças nos estilos de vida e tem permitido um maior acesso dos jovens à Internet e aos computadores. Como consequência e associada a um uso excessivo das novas tecnologias, surgiu um novo conceito “Dependência de Internet”. À semelhança dos outros tipos de dependência há uma necessidade de estar perante o objeto da compulsão, experienciando sensações de desconforto e ansiedade na ausência do mesmo. Como é de esperar, consequências a nível social, psicológico, económico, interpessoal estão implicadas, sendo fulcral o reconhecimento e atuação precoce de modo a prevenir a progressão desta psicopatologia. Sendo os adolescentes o principal grupo de risco, os pais e o grupo devem também estar alerta para os sinais sugestivos de dependência, devendo difundir-se mais informação acerca desta temática para despertar a população para esta realidade. Embora exista ainda uma controvérsia quanto aos critérios de diagnóstico da Dependência de Internet, diversos investigadores têm tido este tema como base para diferentes estudos e têm-se verificado progressos nesta área. O objetivo é que se estipule um conjunto de critérios consensual e uniforme, facilitando a identificação da dependência e atuação clínica face à mesma.
Portugal é um dos países onde o uso excessivo de Internet atinge proporções elevadas e a tendência é que a incidência venha a aumentar nos próximos anos. Sendo uma dependência cujo desfecho poderá ser tão grave quanto as dependências químicas, é importante estar atento a este crescimento e entender que se trata efetivamente de uma patologia, ao invés de desvalorizar.
A identificação dos casos de dependência e uma abordagem multidisciplinar são cruciais no acompanhamento destes jovens.
The technological age has been accompanied by important changes in lifestyles and has allowed greater access of young people to the Internet and computers. As a consequence, and associated with an overuse of new technologies, a new concept "Internet addiction" has emerged. Like other types of addiction there is a need to be close to the object of compulsion, experiencing feelings of discomfort and anxiety in the absence of the same. As expected, social, psychological, economic, interpersonal consequences are implicated, and recognition and early action are crucial in order to prevent the progression of this psychopathology. As teenagers are the main risk group, parents and teenagers, should also be alert for suggestive signs of addiction, and more information about this topic should be disseminated to alert the population to this reality. Although there is still a controversy regarding the diagnostic criteria of the Internet addiction, several researchers have had this theme as the basis for different studies and there has been progress in this area. The objective is to establish a consensual and uniform set of criteria, facilitating the identification of addiction and clinical performance in relation to it. Portugal is one of the countries where the excessive use of the Internet reaches high proportions and the tendency is that this will increase in the next years. Being an addiction, whose outcome may be as serious as chemical addictions, it is important to be aware of this growth and to understand that it is effectively a pathology, and do not underestimated the extent of the problem. The identification of addiction cases and a multidisciplinary approach are crucial in the follow-up of these young people.
The technological age has been accompanied by important changes in lifestyles and has allowed greater access of young people to the Internet and computers. As a consequence, and associated with an overuse of new technologies, a new concept "Internet addiction" has emerged. Like other types of addiction there is a need to be close to the object of compulsion, experiencing feelings of discomfort and anxiety in the absence of the same. As expected, social, psychological, economic, interpersonal consequences are implicated, and recognition and early action are crucial in order to prevent the progression of this psychopathology. As teenagers are the main risk group, parents and teenagers, should also be alert for suggestive signs of addiction, and more information about this topic should be disseminated to alert the population to this reality. Although there is still a controversy regarding the diagnostic criteria of the Internet addiction, several researchers have had this theme as the basis for different studies and there has been progress in this area. The objective is to establish a consensual and uniform set of criteria, facilitating the identification of addiction and clinical performance in relation to it. Portugal is one of the countries where the excessive use of the Internet reaches high proportions and the tendency is that this will increase in the next years. Being an addiction, whose outcome may be as serious as chemical addictions, it is important to be aware of this growth and to understand that it is effectively a pathology, and do not underestimated the extent of the problem. The identification of addiction cases and a multidisciplinary approach are crucial in the follow-up of these young people.
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Dependência Internet Jovens