A 26-year old marketing executive, who came to a hospital complaining of “depression and anxiety”, has been diagnosed with an “addiction of online binge watching”. (Representational Image) A 26-year old marketing executive, who came to a hospital complaining of “depression and anxiety”, has been diagnosed with an “addiction of online binge watching”. (Representational Image)A 26-year old marketing executive, who came to a hospital complaining of “depression and anxiety”, has been diagnosed with an “addiction of online binge watching”. “Just like internet or mobile addiction, addiction caused by binge watching is still not defined in the clinical diagnostic manual. Dr Jain added that correctly “identifying” technology-related addiction is the key to treatment: “In this case, it was binge watching.

Source: Indian Express August 06, 2017 00:52 UTC