internet addiction definition

Internet addiction has been branded a clinical disorder by psychologists in China, adding fuel to the global controversy on whether or not incessant Internet use should officially be recognised as a mental disorder.
China’s Internet Addiction Gets Clinical
truemors.com 12-Nov-2008
China will soon be breaking out the coffee carafes and folding chairs for a whole new group of addicts: Internet users. Likening the addiction to the internet to alcohol and gambling, China becomes the first nation to classify...
China Makes Internet Addiction an Official Disorder
dailytech.com 12-Nov-2008
Michael Barkoviak - November 12, 2008 9:17 AM China could become first nation to make Internet addiction a medical disorder China is expected to become the first country in the world to officially classify internet addiction as...
China Makes Internet Addiction an Official Disorder
anandtech.com 12-Nov-2008
Michael Barkoviak - November 12, 2008 9:17 AM China could become first nation to make Internet addiction a medical disorder China is expected to become the first country in the world to officially classify internet addiction as...
IAD, Internet Addiction Disorder
clipmarks.com 12-Nov-2008
clipped by: balthazarusclipper's remarks: "US academics have found that more than one in eight Americans showed at least one possible sign of problematic internet use, with some web surfers already starting to seek medical...
China to classify internet addiction as an official disorder
clipmarks.com 12-Nov-2008
clipped by: Duck-xclipper's remarks: Scary thought. Is this the new ADD? Does everyone have it? Can we be convinced that the internet is bad for us? Clip Source: www.dailymail.co.ukChina has become the first country to classify...
China classes Web addiction as clinical disorder
theinquirer.net 12-Nov-2008
Sylvie Barak the Inquirer, Wednesday 12 November 2008. 08:39:00 Crazy about the Internet INTERNET ADDICTION has been branded a clinical disorder by psychologists in China, adding fuel to the global controversy on whether or not...
China Says Six Hours A Day Online Makes You An Internet Addict
kizo.com 12-Nov-2008
While there are some doctors who are pushing to make internet addiction an official disorder, most folks recognize that internet addiction has been shown not to be a clinical addiction, but rather a sign of problems elsewhere...
educationaltechnology.ca Internet Addiction?
educationaltechnology.ca 12-Nov-2008
Several people I know have recently confessed of their perceived addiction to the Internet. I do not think this diagnosis can be described as broad as “Internet addiction” without getting a better understanding of what exactly...
Chinese Doctors Officially Classify Symptoms of Internet Addiction [Health]
cmnl.co.uk 11-Nov-2008
The Beijing Health Ministry is soon to adopt "internet addiction" as a disorder along with compulsive gambling and alcoholism in the official diagnostic manual. Doctor Tao Ran, who treats sufferers at Beijing's Military General