Internet Addiction and Sleep Disorders

Internet Addiction and Sleep Disorders

This is an open label randomized controlled trial, comparing two modes of treatment for internet addiction (gaming or gambling online) with sleep disorders associated.

We will check sleep disorders among patients presenting internet dependence. Diagnosis will be followed by a specific treatment during three months. This treatment is expected to reduce prevalence of internet dependence and associated addictive disorders (alchohol, nicotine) . rate of sleep disorders is also expected to decrease under treatment.

This is an open label randomized controlled trial, comparing two modes of treatment for internet addiction (gaming or gambling online) with sleep disorders associated.

Patients will be randomised in two arms : controls (CBT treatment of Internet dependence) and intervention (CBT treatment of addiction plus CBT treatment of sleep disorders).

Inclusion Criteria:

• Internet addiction (Young scale ≥5)
• Online compulsive gambling ( DSM IV scale for pathological gambling and SOGS) and/or addiction to online gaming (problem video game playing ≥ 5)
• sleep latency >45 min/night and more than 3 nights a week
• subjective total sleep time <6h30/night more than 3 nights a week
• Adult patient

Exclusion Criteria:

• cognitive impairments, memory disorders, non french-speaking patients
• already known and on treatment sleep pathologies
• somatic conditions non compatible with clinical evaluation
• cybersex dependance
• Treatment with dopaminergic agents
• patients under jurisdictional assistance
• patients non covered by the french health system
• non consenting patients
• History of Healthcare for internet dependence
• Patients already treated for internet dependance
• pregnant or lactating women
• Patients already participating in other studies on internet dependance and sleeping disorders
• suicide attempt before inclusion