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World J Psychiatry. May 19, 2023; 13(5): 160-173
Published online May 19, 2023. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v13.i5.160
Neurobiological risk factors for problematic social media use as a specific form of Internet addiction: A narrative review
Sergey Yu Tereshchenko
Sergey Yu Tereshchenko, Department of Child's Physical and Mental Health, Federal Research Center “Krasnoyarsk Science Center of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences”, Research Institute of Medical Problems of the North, Krasnoyarsk 660022, Russia
Author contributions: Tereshchenko SY analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Sergey Yu Tereshchenko, PhD, Doctor, Senior Researcher, Department of Child's Physical and Mental Health, Federal Research Center “Krasnoyarsk Science Center of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences”, Research Institute of Medical Problems of the North, Partizana Zheleznyaka street, 3G, Krasnoyarsk 660022, Russia. legise@mail.ru
Received: December 27, 2022
Peer-review started: December 27, 2022
First decision: February 2, 2023
Revised: February 13, 2023
Accepted: April 7, 2023
Article in press: April 7, 2023
Published online: May 19, 2023
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Core Tip

Core Tip: The analysis of sources showed that the vast majority of neurobiological research was focused on the study of computer games addiction and generalized Internet addiction (without taking into account the content consumed). There is practically no research on neuropeptide and genetic associations for problematic social media use to date. This fact points to the extremely high relevance of such studies.