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BOGOR, INDONESIA - NOVEMBER 26: Various shots of psychosocial rehabilitation centers in Bogor and interviews with Dr. Ira Savitri Tanjung, a specialist in psychology, Sujana bin Samhuri, father of a patient, and head of Marzuki Mahdi Hospital’s Psychosocial Rehabilitation Installation, Dr. Lahargo Kembaren on November 26, 2019. Indonesian children are suffering from mental disorders due to an addiction to mobile devices. The number of such cases accounted for 25% of all pediatric patients at one hospital in the city of Bogor in West Java province. This was revealed by Dr. Ira Savitri Tanjung, a specialist in psychology, as well as child and adolescent psychiatrists at Marzuki Mahdi Hospital in Bogor last week. The hospital is currently treating more than 300 pediatric patients, meaning there are around 75 children suffering from mental disorders due to mobile device addiction. "Every day, I treat about 30 patients. Twenty-five percent of them are gadget-related," she said. Ira noted that addiction to devices has been included in the diagnostic criteria. "So addiction to gadgets is considered a psychological disorder," she said. Ira said the signs of gadget addiction include using a device up to 20 hours a day, changes in behavior, refusing to go to school and avoiding social interaction. "Children who are addicted to their devices will be angry if they are taken away from them or if their internet quota runs out," she said. One of the patients’ parents, Sujana bin Samhuri, claimed his son, Syamsul Arifin,12, was always angry when he used up his data quota. Dr. Lahargo Kembaren said gadget addiction is happening worldwide. "The World Health Organization (WHO) calls it gaming disorder. It means mental disorders due to excessive gameplay,” said Lahargo. According to Lahargo, gaming disorder also includes addiction to mobile devices because most games are played on a mobile device or smartphone. (Footage by Surya Fachrizal Aprianus/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)