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Cyberstalking

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Die Problematik „Cyberstalking“ rückt zunehmend in das Interesse der Medien. Empirisch-wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen hierzu sind bisher aber noch spärlich. Das Internet eröffnet Stalkern vielfältige Möglichkeiten der anonymen Belästigung, Verfolgung und Bedrohung. Die psychischen Folgen bei den Opfern können offensichtlich dieselben sein, wie sie von anderen Stalking-Formen bereits bekannt sind. Ausgehend von einer Fallvignette werden einige der derzeit vorliegenden Studien zum Thema Cyberstalking diskutiert. Psychiater sollten sich mit dem Phänomen Cyberstalking, möglichen psychischen Folgewirkungen und Hilfsmöglichkeiten vertraut machen. Um nicht einer unkritischen Ausweitung des Phänomens Vorschub zu leisten, wird eine praxisrelevante Definition vorgeschlagen.

Summary

The term cyberstalking appears in the media with increasing frequency. So far epidemiological studies are sparse. Since researchers have used different definitions and study samples for cyberstalking, widely varying prevalence rates have been published. We report here a case of cyberstalking and discuss available empirical data. Cyberstalking may cause psychological distress similar to that of real world stalking. The need for a scientific definition of cyberstalking and for future studies is presented. Since it is likely that psychiatrists will encounter victims of cyberstalking they should have knowledge of this phenomenon.

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  1. Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit Mannheim, Universität Heidelberg, J 5, 68159, Mannheim, Deutschland

    H. Dreßing, U. Klein, J. Bailer, P. Gass & C. Gallas

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Dreßing, H., Klein, U., Bailer, J. et al. Cyberstalking. Nervenarzt 80, 833–836 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00115-009-2732-2

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