Title:Treatment of Internet Addiction in Patient with Panic Disorder and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Case Report
Volume: 14
Issue: 3
Author(s): Veruska Santos, Antonio Egidio Nardi and Anna Lucia Spear King
Affiliation:
Keywords:
Cognitive behavioral therapy, internet addiction, panic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder.
Abstract: Problematic Internet use is a worldwide social issue and it can be found in any age, social,
educational, or economic range. In some countries like China and South Korea internet addiction (IA)
is considered a public health condition and this governments support research, education and
treatment. Internet addiction has been associated with others psychiatric disorders. Panic disorder (PD)
and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) are anxiety disorders that involve a lot of damages in
patient’s life. We report a treatment of a patient with Panic Disorder and Obsessive Compulsive
Disorder and internet addition involving pharmacotherapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). The Cognitive
Behavioral Therapy was conducted 1 time per week during 10 weeks and results suggest that the treatment was an
effective treatment for the anxiety and for the internet addiction.