Objective:Problematic Internet Use (PIU) is a growing problem among adolescents. This study was designed to investigate the prevalence of PIU and to explore the relationship between anxiety, depression ,and PIU among sample of Egyptian university students. Methods:A cross-sectional survey was conducted from February 2017 to January 2018on a random sample of 588 students selected from four faculties in Sohag University. PIU was assessed by the 20-item Young Internet Addiction Test (YIAT). Information was also collected on demographics, family and school-related factors and Internet usage patterns. Taylor's Manifest Anxiety Scale was used as a general indicator of anxiety.Beck depression inventorywas used for measuring the existence and the severity of depression. Results: Findings showed that the prevalence of PIU among the studied population was 35.2%.About 86.9% of Students with PIU significantly had anxietyalso, 85.02% of Students with PIU significantly had Depression. Depression, Availability of internet at home, Anxiety,presence of computer at home, using Internet for chatting , high monthly income , young age, Theoretical faculties , using Internet for chatting and Male gender were the most important predictors of PIU. Conclusion:PIU prevalent disorder among undergraduate university studentsin Egypt. Clinicians and health professionals should be aware of the risk of PIUin students with Anxiety and Depression.
Objective:The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship of Anxiety, Depression and personality traitswith Internet addiction (IA) inuniversity students. Methods:A cross-sectional survey was conducted on a random sample of 588 students selected from four faculties in Sohag University. IAwas assessed by the 20item Young Internet Addiction Test (YIAT). Information was also collected on socio-demographics, university-related factors and Internet usage patterns. Eysenck personality questionnaire (EPQ)used for Assessment of the personality traits. Taylor's Manifest Anxiety Scale was used as a general indicator of anxiety.Beck depression inventorywas used for measuring the existence and the severity of depression. Results:Findings showed that the prevalence of problematic internet use (PIU)among the studied population was 35.2%.About 86.9% of Students with PIU significantly had anxietyalso, 85.02% of Students with PIU significantly had Depression. PIU significantly had high score in Psychoticism and Neuroticism and low score in Lie and Extraversion. Conclusion:PIU prevalent disorder among undergraduate university studentsinSohag. Clinicians and health professionals should be aware of the risk of PIUin students with Anxiety ,Depressionand abnormal personality triats.
Background Internet addiction (IA) is a growing issue with multiple impacts on psychological functions, including sleep. Consequently, the present study aimed to assess the correlation between IA as well as the quality of sleep among medical students. A total of 525 students from Sohag University were included in the study. Young Internet Addiction Test (YIAT) was utilized in order to evaluate IA. Demographic information, university-related factors, and Internet usage patterns of the participants were documented. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index was utilized so as to evaluate the quality of sleep. Results The prevalence of IA was 4.95% for severe addiction and 39.62% for moderate addiction. About 81.62% of subjects who suffer from IA significantly had poor quality of sleep. Young age, male gender, low academic performance, computer presence at home, Internet presence at home, using the Internet for chatting and gaming, and poor sleep quality are strong predictors of Internet addiction. Conclusions The prevalence of IA and its impact on the quality of sleep have been found to be substantial among medical students. There is a need for programs to raise awareness towards IA as well as its impact on sleep among university medical students.
Background: A complex but frequent issue, challenging conduct among people with intellectual disabilities can be difficult for healthcare providers to diagnose and manage. A behaviour must have been perceived as problematic by another person for it to be classified as challenging behaviour. This means that challenging behaviour is a socially created, dynamic term. As a result, different cultures and environments may have different ideas of what constitutes a challenge. Challenging behaviour can appear as a side effect of mental illness (e.g., self-harm and aggression can be symptoms of depression), it can appear as an out-of-the-ordinary manifestation of a core symptom of a specific disorder (e.g., repetitive skin picking can be a symptom of an underlying obsessive-compulsive disorder), and it can be exacerbated by the symptoms of a mental illness. Some people's problematic behaviour may be caused by a variety of mechanisms. Conclusion: Psychosocial therapies and medication are two methods for controlling difficult behaviour. In cases where there is no documented psychiatric disorder, nonpharmacological therapies are the first line of treatment for aggression, according to a poll of psychiatrists. Interventions reduced problematic behaviour by at least 80% from baseline levels.
Background: Healthcare personnel may face diagnostic and management difficulties when dealing with the complicated but prevalent issue of challenging behavior in people with intellectual impairments. Although challenging behavior is typical with intellectual impairment, it may be challenging to detect and treat. It may harm the person's quality of life and need hospitalization. This article covered the complicated link between mental illness and the etiology of problematic behavior (including the nuanced connection to mental illness), diagnostic issues, the most recent research on psychosocial and pharmaceutical therapies, and service provision. Conclusion:Positive behavioral support, a values-led and person-centered approach to behavioral treatments for decreasing problematic behavior, is gaining popularity. It is encouraging to think that evidence-based care for people with intellectual and developmental impairments and challenging behavior will improve as a result of the growing number of treatment options for this behavior and the ongoing development of research design, such as randomized controlled trials.
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