- October 28th, 2024, 7:51 am
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This topic is about the October 2024 Philosophy Book of the Month, Reconceptualizing Mental Illness in the Digital Age: Ghosts in the Machine by Elliott B. Martin, Jr.
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As digital addiction spreads, it is changing how we think about dependency by blurring the lines between new types of psychological dependence and traditional drug addiction. Research indicates that the neural pathways that underlie substance and digital addiction might be more alike than previously thought. Researchers at Stanford have found that dopamine release triggered by smartphone and social media notifications mirrors the effects seen in certain substance dependencies.
What makes digital addiction unique is that it lacks the clear health and societal consequences of narcotics like nicotine or opiates, which were initially created to make them more alluring to addicts. Similar behavioural research is now used by internet corporations to maintain our attention through design strategies that don't show any overt danger.
Cognitive-behavioural therapy and pharmaceutical therapies are well-established treatments for drug addiction, while digital addiction treatment is still in its infancy. The effectiveness of newly developed digital detox programs, screen-time control technologies, and mindfulness techniques is currently being assessed.
Are We Being Tricked Into Developing New Addictions? Could substance addiction treatments provide a useful model for effective treatment of digital addiction?
As digital addiction spreads, it is changing how we think about dependency by blurring the lines between new types of psychological dependence and traditional drug addiction. Research indicates that the neural pathways that underlie substance and digital addiction might be more alike than previously thought. Researchers at Stanford have found that dopamine release triggered by smartphone and social media notifications mirrors the effects seen in certain substance dependencies.
What makes digital addiction unique is that it lacks the clear health and societal consequences of narcotics like nicotine or opiates, which were initially created to make them more alluring to addicts. Similar behavioural research is now used by internet corporations to maintain our attention through design strategies that don't show any overt danger.
Cognitive-behavioural therapy and pharmaceutical therapies are well-established treatments for drug addiction, while digital addiction treatment is still in its infancy. The effectiveness of newly developed digital detox programs, screen-time control technologies, and mindfulness techniques is currently being assessed.
Are We Being Tricked Into Developing New Addictions? Could substance addiction treatments provide a useful model for effective treatment of digital addiction?
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