[Internet patterns of use and which health promotion in Switzerland?]

Internet has become a tool of our daily lives; it can nevertheless be at health risks for excessive users. This is a global and national public health challenge, and health policy responses have been shaping up for a decade. Doctors are key players in health systems for the early detection of these disorders and for the health promotion in this area. In order to be able to play their role, they must benefit from increasing their awareness of the health risks of these uses, the vulnerable people profiles, the possible clinical pictures of these disorders and the strategic and regulatory framework at the national level. This article synthesizes these aspects in Switzerland to facilitate access to this corpus of knowledge for medical practitioners.