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NOMOPHOBIA AND ITS IMPACT ON HEALTH AND MIND - A STRUCTURED REVIEW

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    • Aarthi. K 1
    • Dr.Lavanya Prathap 2
    • Jothi Priya. A 3
    • Dr. Preetha. S 4

    1 Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai 77

    2 Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai 77

    3 Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai 77

    4 Senior Lecturer, Department of Physiology, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai 77

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Abstract

Introduction: The term used to describe a growing fear in today‟s world is Nomophobia, a portmanteau for “ no mobile phone phobia”,refers to the discomfort or anxiety caused to a person by the non- availability of a phone. Nomophobia arises from a feeling of not being able to make and receive phone calls, send or receive text messages, losing internet connectivity and access to social networking sites and being able to access information online .The aim of the review is to explore Nomophobia and its impact on health ocomplications.
Materials and methods: The articles were collected from PubMed Database and the selection criteria for screening the literature were population with Nomophobia age group between 17 - 25. The search keywords included were nomophobia, cell phone addiction, health implication, anxiety, no mobile phone phobia. The study was conducted in the year 2020. The study group consisted of a population with Nomophobia between the age group 17-25.
Result and Conclusion: This review is done to understand the clinical symptoms, complications and various preventive measures taken against nomophobia and from the obtained results after screening relevant articles based on selection criteria it can be concluded that the addiction towards cell phones and social media might lead to depression , loss of memory and anxiety.

Keywords

  • Nomophobia
  • Cell Phone Addiction
  • smartphones
  • Anxiety
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European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine
Volume 7, Issue 1
January 2020
Page 334-341
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K, A., Prathap, D., A, J. P., & S, D. P. (2020). NOMOPHOBIA AND ITS IMPACT ON HEALTH AND MIND - A STRUCTURED REVIEW. European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine, 7(1), 334-341.

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Aarthi. K; Dr.Lavanya Prathap; Jothi Priya. A; Dr. Preetha. S. "NOMOPHOBIA AND ITS IMPACT ON HEALTH AND MIND - A STRUCTURED REVIEW". European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine, 7, 1, 2020, 334-341.

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K, A., Prathap, D., A, J. P., S, D. P. (2020). 'NOMOPHOBIA AND ITS IMPACT ON HEALTH AND MIND - A STRUCTURED REVIEW', European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine, 7(1), pp. 334-341.

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K, A., Prathap, D., A, J. P., S, D. P. NOMOPHOBIA AND ITS IMPACT ON HEALTH AND MIND - A STRUCTURED REVIEW. European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine, 2020; 7(1): 334-341.

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