Sunday, November 18, 2012

Internet Addiction



Young, Dr. Kimberly. "netaddiction.com." netaddiction.com. The Center for Internet Addiction Recovery, n.d. Web. 16 Nov. 2012. <http://www.netaddiction.com/>.

Dr. Kimberly Young originated the idea of internet addiction back in 1996.   She states that Internet addiction is similar to impulse-control disorders on the Axis I Scale of the DSM.  Studies have shown Internet addiction is growing throughout the world.  A team from Stanford University’s School of Medicine performed a national study that estimates nearly one in eight Americans suffer from at least one sign of problematic Internet use. 

Dr. Young developed the Internet Addiction Diagnostic Questionnaire to diagnose the disorder.  This is a link to the questionnaire. 

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