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Journal of Psychiatric Nursing 6(3):p 85-88, Sep-Dec 2017. | DOI: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/jpn.2277.9035.6317.2
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Neo-Perspectives on Selfie Disorder
Irasangappa B.M., Nursing Tutor, College of Nursing, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan 342005, India. , Irasangappa B.M.
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Selfies have become the newest technological trend to take over the youth, due to the wide and easy availability of smartphones. American Psychiatric Association has declared taking selfie as a mental disorder, formally known as selfitis. It is an obsessive compulsive desire to take photos of self and post them on social media as a way to make up for the lack of self-esteem and to fill a gap in intimacy. Selfies are of two types: Individual and group. APA further defines severity of selfie disorder at three levels: borderline, acute and chronic levels. According to experts, taking selfie will not affect a person, unless he or she does addict to it. Since, causes of selfitis are having psychological basis, multi modal therapies like psychopharmacological and psychotherapies are used to treat it effectively.
Keywords: Selfie; Smartphone; Selfitis; Obsessive Compulsive Desire; Social Media; Self-Esteem.
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