The Management Method For Preventing Poor Mental Health For Internet Addiction Disorders

Abstract

Internet addiction disorder is internet excessive use that causes sleep disorder, limited physical activity, obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety, low family relationships, or academic procrastination in students. Therefore, it needs certain psychoeducation methods to prevent poor mental health for internet addiction disorders. This paper aims to describe the management methods for internet addiction disorders. This is a narrative literature review. Literature was taken from PubMed, Google Scholar, and Science Direct. The selected articles were published within 10 years. The term internet addiction disorder includes gadget addiction, social media addiction, and gaming disorders. Some prevention and treatments include psychosocial (psychoeducation), pharmacological, software-mediated (technology-based intervention), and combination. Technology-based solutions are mobile applications, web-based programs, and virtual reality. However, no single management is better than other treatments. It needs certain approaches for each individual based on age, the severity of disorders, and treatment responses. In conclusion, the management method for preventing poor mental health for internet addiction disorders is based on individual response. The choices of management are psychosocial (psychoeducation), pharmacological, software mediated (technology-based intervention), and combination.