Problematic Use of the Internet in Subjects With Bipolar Disorder: Relationship With Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms

Frontiers in Psychiatry

Eric Bui¹  Lliliana Dell'Osso²  Filippo Maria Barberi²  Annalisa Cordone²  Virginia Pedrinelli²  Carlo Antonio Bertelloni²  Valerio Dell'Oste²  Enrico Massimetti²  Claudia Carmassi² 

[1] Caen University Hospital, University of Caen Normandy, Caen, France;Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy;

关键词: problematic use of the internet;    internet addiction;    behavioral addiction;    bipolar disorder;    trauma;    PTSD;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyt.2021.646385

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Background: Literature shows a high risk for problematic use of the Internet (PUI) in mood disorders, especially in bipolar disorder (BD). In subjects with BD, traumatic events and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are related to alcohol or substance use disorder, as well as to gambling disorder. However, little is known about the possible association between traumatic exposure and PUI. The present study was aimed at examining the relationship between PUI and trauma exposure, besides PTSD symptoms, in subjects with BD.Methods: A sample of 113 subjects with BD was screened to putative PUI. Furthermore, they completed the Trauma and Loss Spectrum Self-Report (TALS-SR) to assess traumatic events and posttraumatic stress symptoms.Results: Twenty-four subjects (21.2%) reported putative PUI. Subjects with putative PUI presented significantly higher scores in the TALS-SR domains Potentially Traumatic Events, Re-experiencing, Maladaptive coping, and Arousal, as well as in the TALS-SR total score. In a logistic regression model, a positive association emerged between Potentially Traumatic Events and Arousal TALS-SR domains and putative PUI.Conclusion: One in five patients with BD screened positive for PUI. A significant association between PUI and lifetime traumatic events as well as PTSD symptoms emerged, highlighting the relevance of the comorbidity between PTSD and PUI in subjects with BD.

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