This issue of Phenomena Journal presents a multidisciplinary exploration of contemporary clinical challenges and innovative therapeutic responses within the fields of psychology and psychotherapy. Spanning themes from adolescent social withdrawal to psychedelic integration, the five featured articles highlight the evolving complexities of mental health in the digital and post-digital age.

We open with an in-depth analysis of Internet Gaming Disorder and its role in adolescent social withdrawal. Drawing from the experience of Spazio Forteen in Bologna, the article emphasizes the need for non-pathologizing, community-based interventions that reframe gaming not merely as pathology but as a potential bridge to re-socialization. A mini-review follows on the intersection betwe... More