A worrying"side effect” of the ongoing movement control is the growing addiction to smart devices among children and adolescents.
Pointing to a case she had handled recently, Dr Nora said the nine-year-old patient, diagnosed with IGA, had undergone behavioural changes and was aggressive, restless, agitated and preoccupied with her smartphone and Internet games. She said children who already suffer from social anxiety and depression would inevitably spend more time on their gadgets and Internet games during the movement control period, which can lead to anxiety disorder comorbid MDD.
Other than that, she added, it will leave them vulnerable to cyberbullies and inappropriate content exposure, as well as destroy the family institution.The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission’s Internet User Survey 2020 showed that 88.7% of Malaysians are Internet users. Dr Lee told Bernama research has shown that those with behavioural addictions – including Internet gaming disorder – have the same brain functions, brain changes and way of thinking as those addicted to illegal substances.
She urged parents to take the issue seriously and discuss it with their children and, if necessary, reach a compromise on the"desired goals so that when you approach your child, you will be coming from the same page”.
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