Nomophobia: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment/Nomofobi: Ayirici Tani ve Tedavisi

Developing communication technologies have enabled mobile phones to develop and perform many functions. Common and frequently used mobile phones can cause some behaviors and emotions in humans. Nomophobia is one of these disorders and is called fear of people being away from mobile phones. Nomophobia was found to be related with some demographic variables (young age), personality characteristics (extraversion), emotions (fear of missing out), and needs (need for touch). From a clinical psychology viewpoint, depression, anxiety and stress were examined in the etiology of nomophobia. Diagnostic criteria for nomophobia were developed and nomophobia was proposed to be included in psychiatric disorders in DSM-5. In this study, nomophobia and a range of psychological disorders such as separation anxiety disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic disorder, impulse control disorders and addictions were compared in terms of differential diagnosis criteria. In addition to being risky in terms of physical health of the person, nomophobia negatively affects psychological health. Nomophobia increases stress and it is associated with depression and anxiety disorders. Moreover, it can cause insomnia and it adversely affects the academic success of the young adult group. Cognitive behavioral treatment interventions and existential psychotherapy approaches are known to be effective in the treatment of nomophobia. Keywords: Nomophobia, anxiety disorders, differential diagnosis, therapy Gelisen iletisim teknolojileri cep telefonlarinin da gelismesine ve bircok fonksiyonu yerine getirmesine olanak saglamistir. Yaygin ve sik olarak kullanilan cep telefonlari, insanlarda bazi davranis ve duygu bozukluklarina yol acabilmektedir. Nomofobi de bu bozukluklardan biridir ve insanlarin cep telefonlarindan uzak kalma korkusu olarak adlandirilmaktadir. Nomofobi cesitli demografik degiskenler (genc yas), kisilik ozellikleri (disadonukluk), duygular (gelismeleri kacirma korkusu) ve ihtiyaclar (dokunsal ihtiyac) ile iliskili bulunmustur. Klinik psikoloji acisindan nomofobinin kokenlerinde depresyon, kaygi ve stresin etkisini arastirilmistir. Nomofobinin tani olcutleri gelistirilmis ve bir psikiyatrik tani olarak DSM-5'e kabul edilmesi icin oneriler gelistirilmistir. Bu calismada nomofobi; ayrilik kaygisi, obsesif kompulsif bozukluk, panik bozukluk, durtu kontrol bozuklugu ve bagimlilik gibi ruhsal rahatsizliklarla ayirici tani olcutleri acisindan karsilastirilmistir. Nomofobinin trafik