Gambling, Gaming & Technology Use Community of Interest

The Gambling, Gaming & Technology Use Community of Interest brings together addiction and mental health service providers, researchers and subject matter experts in the fields of gambling, technology/Internet use and video gaming to collaborate and share knowledge on emerging trends and clinical best practices.

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Social media platforms may be contributing to decrease in other aspects of life such as sleep and interests ADLs
Anxiety for checking social media too often in fear of missing out/ if there is positive or negative comments associated with your profile
Depression, Self- Esteem, increase negative thoughts of self worth based on comparison and unrealistic expectations of self and life.

5/13/2212:40 PM

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This example is particularly relevant to the youth population that I work with. Many clients have expressed a fear of missing out when they are not near their phones or unable to check in with their friends due to issues with their devices. I have also come across clients that have poor self esteem and report finding themselves lost in social media applications like instagram often.

5/13/224:08 PM

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