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1998 witnessed the birth of a new disorder... Internet Addiction Disorder. As the number of linkage points, host computers, connected networks and individual users plugged into the Internet has continued to increase exponentially, some have begun to question the Net''s impact on our psychological well-being. Among the issues under debate is the question of whether or not Internet use is addictive. Though many regular Internet participants scoff at such an idea, and create satirical Web sites, IRC chat rooms and Usenet newsgroups to make their point, a growing number of professionals in the field of psychology disagree. What are we to make of this new disorder? What, precisely, does addiction mean? Can individuals really become addicted to the Internet? This ground-breaking book examines these questions.

Netaholics?: The Creation of Pathology

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    A Hardback by Carla G Surratt

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      Publisher Nova Science Publishers Inc
      Published 1 September 1999
      ISBN-13 9781560726753
      978-1560726753
      ISBN-10 156072675X
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      Computing Internet guides and online services Health, illness or addiction: social aspects

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      Book Synopsis
      1998 witnessed the birth of a new disorder... Internet Addiction Disorder. As the number of linkage points, host computers, connected networks and individual users plugged into the Internet has continued to increase exponentially, some have begun to question the Net''s impact on our psychological well-being. Among the issues under debate is the question of whether or not Internet use is addictive. Though many regular Internet participants scoff at such an idea, and create satirical Web sites, IRC chat rooms and Usenet newsgroups to make their point, a growing number of professionals in the field of psychology disagree. What are we to make of this new disorder? What, precisely, does addiction mean? Can individuals really become addicted to the Internet? This ground-breaking book examines these questions.

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