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Reply to "Special Report: Be Prepared to Address Technological Addictions in Psychiatric Practice PETROS LEVOUNIS, M.D., M.A."

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Hi Nadia,

I really enjoyed reading your post. What you posted is so relevant to my current work. I am a problem gambling and behaviour change counselor for the agency I work at in Southwestern Ontario. Right now there are not alot of folks with problematic internet usage that I am seeing at this time, but the literal handful I am working with have extensive underlying mental health concerns that they are not actively managing. For the clients I am working with that do fall into this discussion they are using it as either a "void filler" for other aspects of their life that are lacking (ie financial, physical, mental, intimate relationships, food intake, etc.), or the internet can help distract them from mental health struggles.

10/3/228:35 PM

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