Internet addiction : a review of the research.

Interest in internet addiction has grown over the decade. Internet addiction is broadly defined as the inability of individuals to control their internet use, resulting in marked distress and functional impairment in daily life. This review consolidates the relevant and latest academic investigation...

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Main Author:	Sim, Jovena.
Other Authors:	School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Format:	Final Year Project
Language:	English
Published:	2013
Subjects:	DRNTU::Social sciences
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10356/53319
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spelling	sg-ntu-dr.10356-533192019-12-10T12:42:03Z Internet addiction : a review of the research. Sim, Jovena. School of Humanities and Social Sciences Douglas B Matthews DRNTU::Social sciences Interest in internet addiction has grown over the decade. Internet addiction is broadly defined as the inability of individuals to control their internet use, resulting in marked distress and functional impairment in daily life. This review consolidates the relevant and latest academic investigation on internet addiction. The first section will give an overview of the definitions, terminology and assessment tools. The second section will consider the addictive potential of internet and possible etiology of internet addiction. The third section will focus on the psychiatric co-morbidity and the treatments available for internet addicts. Bachelor of Arts 2013-05-31T06:06:05Z 2013-05-31T06:06:05Z 2013 2013 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/53319 en Nanyang Technological University 27 p. application/pdf
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description	Interest in internet addiction has grown over the decade. Internet addiction is broadly defined as the inability of individuals to control their internet use, resulting in marked distress and functional impairment in daily life. This review consolidates the relevant and latest academic investigation on internet addiction. The first section will give an overview of the definitions, terminology and assessment tools. The second section will consider the addictive potential of internet and possible etiology of internet addiction. The third section will focus on the psychiatric co-morbidity and the treatments available for internet addicts.
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Internet addiction : a review of the research.

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