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Digital well‑being clinic: While social media and internet are needed, its addiction is also making children and youth mentally ill. JSS Hospital, Mysuru has taken a unique step to deal with the challenges of digital life. Recently, he has launched the “Special Clinic for Behavioral Addiction and Digital Welweeing” to provide expert care to people struggling with mobile, gaming, internet and social media addiction.
You must be wondering why this clinic is in such a discussion? Today’s children and youth are so connected to the digital world that their eyes and minds have become constantly dependent on the screen. But is there any prevention? Studies say that about 13.5% to 22% of youth in India are trapped in high -rash zone in digital behavior, which is affecting sleep, meditation, anxiety and social development.
Why was this clinic necessary?
In view of the need to improve this poor balance, JSS Hospital has created this clinic with the joint efforts of the Clinical Cycology, Pediatrics and Psychiatry Departments of JSS Hospital. This clinic will develop treatment, research and understanding of digital behavioral issues like mobile addiction, online gaming addiction, cyberbulling, pornography addiction. Apart from this, work will be done on many types of issues like-
- Nowadays the rising screen time is spoiling the eyes ahead of time. Screen time will be controlled.
- Effect on mental health through digital medium, which will be improved.
- Problems like sleeplessness, ignorance, anxiety, social distance will be worked on.
- Minor children struggling with cyberbulling will be given the right guidance.
- The clinic will promote dialogue between generations so that the technology does not start breaking us to connect us.
But is it just enough to open the clinic?
This clinic will not only be the place of treatment, but will also become a center of awareness and future studies. What will happen next? Will such a clinic start in other cities? How will the number of digital addicted children be less? Will consciousness be increased towards such addiction in school or college? After opening the clinic, all these questions become necessary because the treatment of all these is the basis of opening this clinic. Everyone’s answer will be available only when the experiences and results of this clinic will come out.
The possibility of getting relief to the youth.
Youth will learn to control screen time wisely.
Mental health, sleep and attention will be better.
It will be easy to face cyberbulling or digital crime.
Mother and schools will also be aware of digital health.