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Adolescents and the Media

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This entry provides an overview of problematic media use and addiction in adolescents. Emerging diagnostic categories related to media/technology addiction are reviewed. Proposed neurophysiological and neurochemical vulnerabilities to addiction, brain regions of activation associated with addiction, and neuroadaptation in response to problematic media use are explored. This entry further examines the impact of psychiatric comorbidities (ADHD, depression, conduct disorder, social phobia, etc.), and other individual, familial, and community risk factors on behavioral addiction. Though research regarding prevention and treatment strategies for this emergent area of addiction is limited, therapeutic approaches and psychopharmacologic treatment options are reviewed.

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  1. Manville School, Judge Baker Children’s Center, 53 Parker Hill Avenue, Boston, MA, 02120, USA

    Elisabeth Bailey M.S., A.P.R.N.

  2. Wellmore Behavioral Health, 141 East Main St., Waterbury, CT, USA

    Christopher M. Young

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Bailey, E., Young, C.M. (2015). Adolescents and the Media. In: Gullotta, T., Plant, R., Evans, M. (eds) Handbook of Adolescent Behavioral Problems. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-7497-6_20

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