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The Clinical Takeaway: Compulsive internet use in teens


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Impacts on capacity to plan, deal with strong negative emotions, ability to regulate their emotions.
There seems to be no clear personality predisposition, pre-existing mental health issues do not increase susceptible to compulsive internet use however compulsive use does appear to increase susceptibility to mental health issues
Boundary setting, early intervention, monitoring apps, preventing unfettered access especially at bedtime will reduce risk
Parents must use a combination of monitoring, open discussions and role modelling
Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 36 mins
Guest: Dr James Donald,Lecturer, University of Sydney Business School; Facilitator, The Mindful Leader
 
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