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Push To Classify Internet Addiction As a Mental Disorder

March 17th, 2008 at 9:31 pm

Source:TechCrunch
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FriendFeed is clearly more than a […]Source:TechCrunch
An editorial to be published in the American Journal of Psychiatry argues that Internet addiction is a common compulsive-impulsive disorder that should be added to psychiatry’s official guidebook of mental disorders.
Report author Dr. Block defines Internet addiction as including “excessive gaming, sexual pre-occupations and e-mail/text messaging.” Block says that those suffering internet addiction experience cravings, […]

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