Appunti di Neuropsichiatria
La dipendenza da dispositivi elettronici nei bambini e negli adolescenti
Internet gaming disorder in children and adolescents
Chiara Tessa1,2, Maddalena Giannessi1,2, Stefano Berloffa1
1IRCCS “Stella Maris”, Istituto Scientifico di Neurologia e Psichiatria dell’infanzia e dell’adolescenza, Calambrone, Pisa
2Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale, Università di Pisa
Febbraio 2025 - pagg. 97 -102 | DOI: 10.53126/MEB44097
Abstract
Internet addiction and, more specifically, Internet gaming disorder is a pathological condition, recently defined, particularly prevalent in adolescence. The article describes this form of behavioural addiction by analysing its temporal roots, predisposing factors and clinical features; finally, it focuses on some advice that, conveyed by the paediatrician, may reach families who feel the need to limit their children’s use of digital devices, intervening before a full-blown disorder is structured.
Riassunto
La dipendenza da dispositivi elettronici e, più nello specifico, la dipendenza dal gioco su internet è una condizione patologica di recente definizione particolarmente diffusa nell’età adolescenziale. L’articolo descrive questa forma di dipendenza comportamentale analizzandone le radici temporali, i fattori predisponenti e le caratteristiche cliniche, infine, si concentra su alcuni consigli che, veicolati dal pediatra, possono giungere alle famiglie che sentono la necessità di limitare l’uso dei dispositivi digitali da parte dei propri figli, intervenendo prima che si strutturi un vero e proprio disturbo.
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