Computer and internet addiction and portableaccess to Internet: nosological identification
For the first time in a national clinical practice an attempt to compare the psy- chopathological phenomena observed at patients with a personal computer addiction (PC), Internet and portable access to Internet, with common criteria of addiсtions for psychiatry and narcology was made in the article. Described the clinical pattern of the uncontrollable impulse phenomena and loss of control, increasing tolerance and withdrawal syndrome, preoccupation in use and ignoring the negative consequences based on the data analysis of 182 minors (110 of them aged 9 to 17 years old got the complete clinical and psychopathological diagnostics) applied for medical assistance for com- puter and Internet addiction. Given a general clinical description for computer and Internet addiction. Described withdrawal symptoms and options and process behaviorat originally healthy children and adolescents and at adoles- cents with border psychic disorders, personality disorders and endogenous pathology. Concluded the appropriateness of the consideration of the computer and the Internet addiction and portable access to Internet as a separate clinical and nosologic form. Specified the proba- ble category in the classification. Proposed the basic directions for further clinical researches.