[Commentary] When it comes to addiction, many people will think of substance addiction caused by exposure to drugs, cigarettes, alcohol and other addictive substances. However, with the advent of the era of networking and informatization, behavioral addiction that relies on the development of the Internet has gradually entered people's attention.
[Commentary] On June 28, the Chengdu Fourth People's Hospital (Chengdu Mental Health Center) Addiction Medicine Clinic was officially established. It is understood that this outpatient clinic is the first outpatient clinic in Sichuan to specifically address addictive diseases, and it is also one of the few outpatient medical clinics in China.
[Commentary] On the afternoon of July 2, Yan Guojian, the director of the hospital's addiction medicine clinic, conducted a psychological evaluation of patients who came to consult. Yan Guojian introduced that addiction medicine is a branch of clinical medicine, mainly involving two aspects of material addiction and behavioral addiction. The outpatient consultation number is open on July 1st. Within two days, the appointment number has been full within half a month.
[Same period] Yan Guojian, Director of the Addiction Medicine Clinic of the Fourth People’s Hospital of Chengdu
Maybe the public or the parents of many patients do not know whether this addiction is a disease, or even if there is a problem in this regard, he may not know what institution to go to and treat it regularly, so he may go online and search online. It may lead to an untreated or an irregular treatment. In this outpatient clinic, we go out as a team, not only a psychiatrist, but also a psychological evaluation team, and a psychological intervention team. We will provide this part of patients with more than a diagnosis, and some corresponding Evaluation, evaluation, and subsequent psychological treatment, so that he can get a continuous treatment.
[Explanation] In the memory of the treated addiction cases, Yan Guojian focused on a 13-year-old girl he treated. Not long ago, a pair of parents brought the little girl to his clinic, because the little girl showed self-mutilation and was considered by her parents to have depression.
[Same period] Yan Guojian, Director of the Addiction Medicine Clinic of the Fourth People’s Hospital of Chengdu
In fact, after a detailed examination, it was found that this patient was actually a game addiction. She has been addicted to mobile games for more than a year, and she barely sleeps at night, resulting in decreased concentration during the day and decreased academic performance. At the same time, some depression and anxiety have appeared, leading to some impulsive behaviors. At present, there is no standardized evaluation tool or some diagnosis and treatment guidelines for behavioral addiction. However, based on a large number of clinical practices and research evidence, it is more likely to be comprehensive interventions such as drug therapy plus psychotherapy. The main treatment measures.
[Site] "Can I quit?" "We are not saying to quit, because shopping is a normal process, everyone has to shop..."
[Explanation] In the psychological clinic, Ms. Chen who came to consult because of "shopping addiction" has no contradiction at home, and she has suffered from insomnia and anxiety. After some conversation, the outpatient psychotherapist Ji Wei gave a treatment plan.
【Concurrent period】Consult patients
The most important thing is some psychological management, and I have formulated a set of treatment plans. For example, if I see something immediately, I want to buy it. Let me go back and not buy it for the time being, buy it every two days, and then look at my mental state.
【Explanation】 Ji Wei, who has more than 10 years of experience in psychological diagnosis and treatment, combined with clinical experience has found that in recent years, some behaviors with addictive characteristics, such as "shopping addiction", "sports addiction", "sunbathing addiction" and other performance and achievements Similar phenomena of addictive behavior are appearing more and more.
[Same period] Ji Wei, a psychotherapist in the addiction medicine clinic of the Fourth People's Hospital of Chengdu
Why do addictions often form, so many times he needs to get a sense of self-pursuit in his "addiction world". For example, he is addicted to games, he gets a self-satisfaction through the virtual network world of the game, I am a "king" in the game, then he may encounter many problems in real life. The bigger the real problem, the more he will use other methods to prove himself, then his addiction is more likely to appear. So if you don't help him solve these problems in reality, then addiction is difficult to avoid fundamentally.
Chen Xuanbin reports from Chengdu
Editor in charge: [Li Yuxin]