{"id":175194,"date":"2023-10-30T23:27:44","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T04:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2023\/10\/surfing-the-web-too-much-study-links-problematic-internet-use-to-heightened-adhd-symptoms"},"modified":"2023-10-30T23:27:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T04:27:44","slug":"surfing-the-web-too-much-study-links-problematic-internet-use-to-heightened-adhd-symptoms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2023\/10\/surfing-the-web-too-much-study-links-problematic-internet-use-to-heightened-adhd-symptoms","title":{"rendered":"Surfing the web too much? Study links problematic internet use to heightened ADHD symptoms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"aligncenter blog-photo\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/surfing-the-web-too-much-study-links-problematic-internet-use-to-heightened-adhd-symptoms2.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf10\ud83e\udde0\ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>In a recent study published in the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0022395623004703?via%3Dihub\" rel=\"noopener\">Journal of Psychiatric Research<\/a>, <\/em>researchers describe the relationship between problematic internet use (PIU) and the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).<\/p>\n<p><em> Study: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0022395623004703?via%3Dihub\" rel=\"noopener\"> The relationship between problematic internet use and attention deficit, hyperactivity and impulsivity: A meta-analysis<\/a>. Image Credit: Alexxndr \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/Shutterstock.com\">Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><b>Background<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Excessive use of the internet has become a potential public health concern worldwide. In fact, according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5<sup>th<\/sup> edition (DSM-5), internet gaming disorder, gaming, and gambling disorder are considered specific mental health problems associated with excessive internet use.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83c\udf10\ud83e\udde0\ud83d\udea8 In a recent study published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research, researchers describe the relationship between problematic internet use (PIU) and the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Study: The relationship between problematic internet use and attention deficit, hyperactivity and impulsivity: A meta-analysis. Image Credit: Alexxndr \/ Shutterstock.com Background Excessive use of the [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":662,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1495,418,47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-175194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health","category-internet","category-neuroscience"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/662"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=175194"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175194\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=175194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=175194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=175194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}