SCREEN ADDICTION
On March 23, India went into lockdown and the life of almost all Indians became restricted within four walls or to their small size screens and this led to the sprouting of a new addiction i.e. Screen addiction. WHAT IS SCREEN ADDICTION?? It is a behavioral addiction in which a person becomes dependent on the use of screen or other devices as a maladaptive way of coping with stress. This has been declared as a national health problem in South Korea and China and now a growing trend has been observed in other Asian and European countries. In India the trend is towards the Smart Phone addiction especially now when our work and classes is heavily dependent on Smart Phones. This trend has affected both younger as well as older generations. In a study conducted by NIMHANS it is estimated that in India 5% of the youth in the age group 18-25 years has addictive use of social networking sites. In India people are heavily dependent on Social media, online games; Online dating apps etc and this ...