Internet overuse in mental disorder

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Anxiety, dissociative, stress-related, somatoform and other nonpsychotic mental disorders, (2) ICD-10 Condition: F33||Major depressive disorder, recurrent, (3) ICD-10 Condition: F32||Major depressive disorder, singleepisode, (4) ICD-10 Condition: F10-F19||Mental and behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2021/11/037821
• Lead Sponsor: Government Medical College and Hospital Chandigarh

Brief Summary

This study aims at identifying the extent of internet use and addiction in psychiatry patients and its association with severity of illness. Internet addiction is characterized by excessive or poorly controlled preoccupations, urges or behaviours regarding computer

use and internet access that lead to impairment or distress. Although there is huge amount of data on the prevalence of internet addiction (IA) in healthy population but there is a paucity of data on internet addiction in patients with mental illness. Common mental morbidity represents a group of disorders which are highly common and are often misdiagnosed as physical illnesses in primary care settings leading to their mismanagement and resulting in long term disability. It includes depression (excluding severe depression with psychotic symptoms), neurosis and substance use disorders (excluding tobacco use disorders). The study will help to understand the extent of internet addiction by providing prevalence and further the association with severity of illness in patients with common mental disorders.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 2021-10-15
• Study Start: 2022-11-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

• Patient diagnosed with CMD- As per ICD-10- F10-19, F32-33, F40-48 2.Age more than 18 years 3.
• Patients having internet access 4.
• Patients willing to give informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

Psychotic Disorder and Bipolar Disorder 2.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Prevalence of Internet Addiction measured using Youngs Internet Addiction	0 (Baseline)- To be assessed only once as it is a cross sectional study

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Association between severity of mental illness	with severity of internet addiction.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

GMCH-32,Chandigarh; 🇮🇳 Chandigarh, CHANDIGARH, India

GMCH-32,Chandigarh

🇮🇳Chandigarh, CHANDIGARH, India

Dr Ajeet Sidana

Principal investigator

9646121614

ajeetsidana@hotmail.com