Citation

Hahn C, Kim DJ. J. Behav. Addict. 2014; 3(1): 12-20.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, Seoul Saint Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Akadémiai Kiadó)

DOI

10.1556/JBA.3.2014.1.2

PMID

25215210

PMCID

PMC4117279

Abstract

PURPOSE: Evidences indicate that Internet addiction disorder (IAD) has a higher risk of developing aggression and violent behavior. A few correlation studies between IAD and aggression have implicated a common biological mechanism. However, neurobiological approaches to IAD and aggression have not yet been studied.

METHODS: A literature search for studies for Internet addiction disorder or aggression was performed in the PubMed database and we selected articles about neurobiology of IAD or aggression.

RESULTS: This review includes (a) common neural substrates such as the prefrontal cortex and the limbic system between aggression and IAD; (b) common neuromodulators such as dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin, opiate and nicotine between aggression and IAD.

CONCLUSIONS: Through reviewing the relevant literature, we suggested the possibility of common neurobiology between the two psychiatric phenomena and direction of research on aggression in IAD.

Language: en