EXAMINING TREATMENTS FOR INTERNET ADDICTION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Background and Aim : Internet addiction is one of the major public health problems around the world. Any addiction treatment may be the result of psychiatric symptoms. Various approaches have been taken to treat this addictive behavior so far. The purpose of this overview is to examine the therapies for addiction to the Internet. Methods : This review study is available on scientific sites: Pubmed, Embase. siencedirect Sid, SCOPUS and the search engine Google Scholar with the keywords: Internet addiction, treatment, psychological in the years 1999 to 2016. The number of articles in this study was 36, and the number of final papers was 18. The articles in the descriptiveanalytical group and clinical trial were included. Results : Most of the results in this study are from studies in Western countries. Calculating the effects of the drug shows that the psychological and drug interventions have the most effect in order to treat and reduce Internet congestion,online availability, depression and anxiety. Overall results showed that studies involving individual treatments, more female participants, elderly patients, had a greater effect on some of the variables. Conclusion : Given the limited number of studies reviewed and the methodological limitations as well as the differences between cultures and communities, there is a need for further studies to be taken to identify methods of treating internet addiction that are quicker to respond.

Internet addiction, treatment, psychological