Information Disorder Syndrome and Its Management

Journal of Nepal Medical Association

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Nirmal Kandel¹ 

[1] Member, Nepal Medical Association

关键词: disinformation;    information disorder;    misinformation.;   

DOI  :  10.31729/jnma.4968

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Nepal Medical Association since

【 摘 要 】

Many of us may be unknowingly suffering from information disorder syndrome. It is moreprevalent due to the digitized world where the information flows to every individual’s phone,tablet and computer in no time. Information disorder syndrome is the sharing or developing offalse information with or without the intent of harming and they are categorized as misinformation,disinformation and malinformation. The severity of the syndrome is categorized into three grades.Grade 1 is a milder form in which the individual shares false information without the intent ofharming others. Grade 2 is a moderate form in which the individual develops and shares falseinformation with the intent of making money and political gain, but not with the intent of harmingpeople. Grade 3 is a severe form in which the individual develops and shares false informationwith the intent of harming others. The management of this disorder requires the management offalse information, which is rumor surveillance, targeted messaging and community engagement.Repeated sufferers at the Grade 1 level, all sufferers from grade 2 and 3 levels need psycho-socialcounseling and sometimes require strong regulations and enforcement to control such informationdisorder. The most critical intervention is to be mindful of the fact that not all posts in social mediaand news are real, and need to be interpreted carefully.

【 授权许可】

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