Homoeopathic treatment of a child with internet gaming disorder and atopic dermatitis: A case report
Introduction: Internet gaming disorder (IGD) is an emerging disorder, recently added to DSM-5, which has a capacity to reach pandemic proportions in the near future. The Indian mobile gaming market has grown significantly over the past few years with many users spending a significant amount of time on mobile games. A patient initially presenting with atopic dermatitis (AD) was subsequently diagnosed with IGD based on the analysis of his mental symptoms and was managed holistically with homoeopathy. Case Summary: A 3-year-old boy primarily presented with AD. During the interrogation of his mental state, he was found to have symptoms fulfilling the criteria of IGD as per DSM- 5. He was successfully treated with individualised homoeopathic medicine Mercurius solubilis over a period of 3½ months. The subjective symptoms improved, the lesions on the skin disappeared, itching subsided and hyper-pigmentation was resolved. Furthermore, there was gradual improvement in his behavioural symptoms such as anger, destructive nature and the habit of playing internet mobile games for long durations. The Modified Naranjo Criteria score after treatment was 8, which suggested a probable association between the homoeopathic medicine Mercurius solubilis and the outcome in this case. This case shows that the individualised homoeopathic medicine selected based on the totality can have favourable results in the treatment of IGD and remission of AD.
- Mahajan, A., Mahajan, N., Singh, A., & Chopra, M. L. (2024). Homoeopathic treatment of a child with internet gaming disorder and atopic dermatitis: A case report. Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy, 18(1), 36–43. https://doi.org/10.53945/2320-7094.1319
はじめに インターネット・ゲーム障害（IGD）は、最近DSM-5に追加された新しい障害であり、近い将来大流行する可能性がある。インドのモバイルゲーム市場はここ数年で大きく成長し、多くのユーザーがモバイルゲームにかなりの時間を費やしている。最初はアトピー性皮膚炎（AD）を呈していた患者が、その後、精神症状の分析からIGDと診断され、ホメオパシーでホリスティックに管理された。症例概要：3歳の男児が主にADで受診した。精神状態を問診したところ、DSM-5によるIGDの基準を満たす症状を有していることが判明した。自覚症状は改善し、皮膚上の病変は消失し、かゆみは治まり、色素沈着も解消した。さらに、怒りっぽい、破壊的な性格、インターネット携帯ゲームを長時間プレイする癖などの行動症状も徐々に改善した。治療後のModified Naranjo Criteriaスコアは8であり、ホメオパシー薬であるMercurius solubilisとこの症例の結果との関連性が示唆された。この症例は、総合的な判断に基づいて選択された個々のホメオパシー薬が、IGDの治療とADの寛解に良好な結果をもたらすことを示している。