The study that started seven months back has been released after compiling data from other countries.
In a recent study conducted by AIIMS doctors, neurobiologists, and scientists of Etiologically Elusive Disorders Research Network-EEDRN, New Delhi, have released a research paper confirming the long-term behavioural problems and have explained the mechanism of neuro-cognitive dysfunctions (mechanism of disorders in brain and behaviour) arising due to internet overuse. The study that started seven months back has been released after compiling data from other countries.
“Brain seeks information as a part of its survival mechanism. But when on the internet, we get an overload of information, a huge part of it is irrelevant. The neural networks of the brain get constantly irritated by incoming information and evoke mental reactions. The individual, as a result, becomes vulnerable to many neuropsychiatric dysfunctions,” says Dr Muneeb Faiq, Clinical Neurobiologist and Co-Author of the Research Paper, AIIMS. “There is an increase in cases of anxiety, fatigue. This internet over-usage is predisposing the population to diseases which will cause trouble few years down the line,” he adds.
According to the published paper, internet overuse indeed has addictive influences, and its accumulating effects may lead to stress manifesting as neuro-cognitive dysfunction. Their research, based on observations on research papers from other countries, confirms alarming behavioural changes in the population. The analysis has been published in an International journal called ‘Current Psychiatry Reviews’.
“The issues related to internet over-usage varies individually but the unrecognised effects of internet overuse have wider health impact when considered at the population level.
Through this paper, we aim to emphasise the need for guidelines on the regulation of modern technology,” says Dr. Ashutosh Kumar, Leading Scientist, and Co-Author, AIIMS/EEDRN. “The problem may mushroom as a ‘Disease of Human Civilization’ and thus needs to be addressed,” he adds.
Researchers have given suggestions on the less usage of internet. Internet overuse for general reasons - as in seeking personal and social information and
social media networking needs to be regularized. And also believe that Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) should recognize internet overuse related mental health problems as currently only internet gaming disorder and pornography have been considered by DSM-5.
AIIMS started a behavioural clinic for internet addicts in October, 2016, and has been consistently receiving patients. The new Blue Whale Challenge addiction which has taken many lives across the world is also a side-effect of this.
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