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Internet Addiction: A Handbook and Guide to Evaluation and Treatment
John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Nov 2010, Pages: 312
The first empirically informed reference for defining, assessing, diagnosing, and treating problematic Internet use Comprehensive and timely, Internet Addiction explores:
- Validated assessment tools to differentiate normal from compulsive patterns of computer and online usage
- The most addictive or problematic online activities
- Epidemiology and subtypes of Internet addiction such as online pornography, Internet gambling, and online gaming
- Current theories on the risk factors associated with the development of an addictive disorder related to Internet usage
- Evidence-based treatment strategies for helping clients of various ages, taking into account main presenting problems and individual situations and circumstances
International in scope and empirically based, the cultural and global impact of this subject is discussed, introducing practitioners to the latest clinical implications, assessment methods, and treatment approaches in working with clients suffering from this emerging addictive disorder.
Authors Bio:
Dr. Kimberly S. Young, PsyD, is the primary researcher to have brought clinical attention to the issue of problematic Internet use in 1996. She is also the author of Caught in the Net, the first book to address Internet addiction.
Dr. Cristiano Nabuco de Abreu is the director of the Ambulatório Integrado dos Transtornos do Impulso (Integrated Impulse Disorders Outpatient Unit) at the University of San Paulo.
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