Behavioral addictions

What are behavioral addictions and what is their relationship to the digital environment? What is the difference between overuse, problematic use, and addiction to technology? What can we do to prevent them in educational, family, and social settings? What is the most appropriate treatment in these cases?

This document answers these and other questions we might ask ourselves when discussing behavioral addictions, which, in the case of children and adolescents, occur mostly in digital environments. The use of mobile devices and the internet has many positive aspects, but also many challenges that we must face as a society.