Posts Tagged “Internet Addiction Disorder”

Sep 03 2009

Internet addiction center opens in US - Boston Globe

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FALL CITY, Wash.— Ben Alexander spent nearly every waking minute playing the video game “World of Warcraft.” As a result, he flunked out of the University of Iowa. Alexander, 19, needed help to break an addiction he calls as destructive as alcohol …

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Aug 24 2009

Why, George, Why? Because It’s There.

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Are you addicted to the Internet? This seemingly innocuous question could carry some serious implications if you believe in Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD). Debate is currently underway on whether or not to include IAD as a diagnosis in the next Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V), scheduled for release in 2012. Whether or not IAD makes the cut for the DSM-V, some people are already taking it very seriously. Ben Parr at Mashable wrote an article about the first I

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Aug 24 2009

First U.S. Rehab Center for Internet Addiction Opens Its Doors [nick tadd]

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Courtesy of Mashable - I couldn’t resist it and had to share this one with you, all credit to Mashable for finding all this great content. Over the last few years, a new and disturbing phenomenon has been increasing in frequency. It’s called Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD), and it has been the subject of new research and debate. It is not currently included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), but many argue that addictions to the web and to Internet-bas

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Aug 23 2009

First U.S. Rehab Center for Internet Addiction Opens Its Doors

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Over the last few years, a new and disturbing phenomenon has been increasing in frequency. It’s called Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD), and it has been the subject of new research and debate. It is not currently included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), but many argue that addictions to the web and to Internet-based video games like World of Warcraft does indeed exist. The debate is now back in focus after the Heavensfield Retreat Center announced that it

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