Internet addiction a metal disorder
According to a new study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry, internet addiction is a common disorder that should be included in Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders V (DSM-V). The disorder consists of excessive gaming, sexual preoccupations, excessive email/text messaging, and variants typically include 1) a loss of sense of time and neglect of basic drives, 2) internet withdrawal when a computer is not available, 3) a tolerance, which leads to a search for better equipment, faster connection, and more hours of use, and 4) negative repercussions, including lying, fatigue and social isolation. This comes after a series of studies published in South Korea, which had 10 cardiopulmonary deaths in internet cafes, as well as a game-related murder. According to government estimates from 2006, 210,000 South Korean children 6-19, 2,1% of the population are addicted and require treatment, with 80% deemed to need medication, and 20-24% requiring hospitalization. So if you spend more than 23 hours/week on the internets, you may have a problem. Seek help immediately! And I don’t mean on Google!!
Issues for DSM-V: Internet Addiction, PsychiatryOnline.org
Thanks for the news. It’s interesting because at www.CarlJungTypes.com they have written a discussion of the psychological profile of the world wide web and their conclusion is that the web is addictive not the internet per se.
Comment by Carl — October 9, 2008 @ 8:26 pm
The problem of Internet addiction is real. My child could not stay away from the Internet even for an hour, that’s why I bought internet filtering software called Ez Internet Timer.
It can stop all his on-line activity and block Internet browsers, e-mails, ftps or messengers such as MSN, Skype according to my daily schedule.
Comment by Derek G. — January 11, 2009 @ 3:53 pm
I wonder how long it will be before your kid figures out how to circumnavigate your weak defences. I’m not familiar with this particular app, but in college they used to make us run similar programs on our laptops during class, mostly to prevent people instant messaging, and the way you’d get around that was by renaming AIM or Firefox to something legit like Word or Notepad.
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