Identify 4 negative effects on children and adolescents

“National Rehabilitation”: Addiction to “electronics” leads to violence, obesity and isolation

Spending too much time behind electronic devices leads to aggression in children.

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The National Rehabilitation Center warned of four negative effects on children and adolescents as a result of excessive use of technology, foremost of which is the acquisition of violence, explaining that spending a lot of time behind electronic devices may lead to making a person more aggressive.

He pointed out that the excessive use of electronic devices of all kinds may cause feelings of loneliness and isolation, poor vision, and obesity, as the most prominent risks of spending a lot of time on electronic devices and not exercising, pointing out that technology and unlimited openness, can negatively affect when Children exposed to content that is inappropriate for their age.

The World Health Organization has included electronic game addiction within its international classification of diseases, as this classification is a reliable global reference for health symptoms, while the National Rehabilitation Center intends to open an outpatient clinic for the treatment of electronic game addiction, providing its services to citizens and residents alike, and targeting the treatment of addicted to the use of the Internet and electronic games. , using the Internet Addiction Scale for Young Adults.

The center stressed that it aims, through its programs, to teach male and female students to protect themselves from the dangers of the Internet and electronic extortion, and to enhance student and societal awareness in general of the dangers and harms of addiction to drugs and various psychotropic substances, with a focus on the educational aspect.

He stated that he launched several initiatives aimed at educating students about the danger of drugs, including the “Ambassador of the National Rehabilitation Center” program, and the “Summer Camp” program, which seeks to exploit the time of male and female students, citizens and residents, and fill their free time with what benefits them and benefits them in society, and helps in developing skills. Social and leadership skills, assisting male and female students in how to deal with life pressures, how to manage projects, how to deal with peer pressure and the scenarios in which people fall with their peers in their lives, in addition to promoting patriotism and good citizenship and instilling the values ​​of loyalty and belonging to it, raising their awareness and educating them about the subjects Narcotics and their effects, harms and risks on the life of the individual in the community, in addition to the educational and recreational activities.

In the same context, the National Center warned that narcotics and psychotropic substances are not a solution at all to problems or to deal with any of the pressures of life, advising individuals to seek medical or professional help when dealing with life pressures, and to confront them with a mind and prudence instead of condoning or postponing them. Avoid everything that causes unhealthy stress and anxiety as much as possible, and try to search for practical and realistic solutions when dealing with life stresses.

It is noteworthy that the National Rehabilitation Center is considered a leading health institution in the country, and one of the centers approved by the World Health Organization in the field of treating and rehabilitating patients with addiction, and its role is complementary to the role of the competent government agencies in the same field.

• The World Health Organization has included electronic game addiction in its international classification of diseases.

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The National Rehabilitation Center has created a virtual clinic to treat psychological symptoms resulting from the spread of the “Corona” virus, which provides free psychological consultations to individuals over the phone, and cases are dealt with in complete confidentiality through psychological and social specialists, as well as conducting examinations for cases that require a visit to the psychiatric clinic inside the center. .

The center stated that the spread of the “Corona” virus around the world, caused the emergence of psychological symptoms, such as tension, anxiety, obsessiveness, frustration, mood disorders, nervousness, and lack of control over actions, and some recent studies showed that 2% to 5% of individuals in some countries suffer from frustration and anxiety, And they have suicidal thoughts, and statistics revealed that many countries in which the “Corona” virus has spread, have increased psychological symptoms, and they found that 35% of the population in China, for example, have increased psychological pressure.

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