Nomofobia

Cláudio Martins; Hermano Tavares

doi:10.25118/issn.2965-1832.2019.653

Authors

Cláudio Martins Médico psiquiatra, diretor da Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria - ABP, presidente da Associação Psiquiátrica Cyro Martins - CCYM
Hermano Tavares Médico psiquiatra, Pós-Doutor em Jogo Patológico pela Universidade de Calgary, coordenador do Programa Ambulatorial do Jogo Patológico (PRO-AMJO) e do Programa Ambulatorial Integrado dos Transtornos do Impulso (PRO-AMITI) do Instituto de Psiquiatria da USP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25118/issn.2965-1832.2019.653

Abstract

The term nomophobia comes from the English expression "no mobile", which means without a cell phone. Together with the suffix "phobia", the term means the fear or dread of being without a cell phone or, by extension, being disconnected.

Such irrational fear stems from the thought of being unable to use the phone for some reason, such as no signal, internet package ending, no wifi or low battery. How does psychiatry see nomophobia? What are the main related comorbidities and how to approach and manage the patient?