1. Dr. Grohol's Psych Central - Internet Addiction And Online Addiction An objective source of information about internet addiction, overuse, and pathology online. internet addiction guide. What is internet addiction Disorder (IAD)? http://psychcentral.com/netaddiction/

home resource directory disorders quizzes ... support forums Internet Addiction guide John M. Grohol, Psy.D. February, 1999; Last revision: March, 2003 A resource for objective, useful information about Internet addiction , a theorized disorder. What is Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD)? What "Internet addiction disorder" (IAD) is still difficult to define at this time. Much of the original research was based upon the weakest type of research methodology, namely exploratory surveys with no clear hypothesis or rationale backing them. Coming from an atheoretical approach has some benefits, but also is not typically recognized as being a strong way to approach a new disorder. More recent research has expanded upon the original surveys and anecdotal case study reports. However, as I will illustrate below later, even these studies don't support the conclusions the authors claim. The original research into this disorder began with exploratory surveys, which cannot establish causal relationships between specific behaviors and their cause. While surveys can help establish descriptions of how people feel about themselves and their behaviors, they cannot draw conclusions about whether a specific technology, such as the Internet, has actually caused those behaviors. Those conclusions that are drawn are purely speculative and subjective made by the researchers themselves. Researchers have a name for this logical fallacy

2. Internet Addiction Survey Return to The Health Resource Network Stresscure Home Page. Internet Stress Survey. Thank you for participating in this Internet survey. http://www.stresscure.com/hrn/addiction.html

Return to The Health Resource Network Stresscure Home Page Internet Stress Survey This nine item survey is designed to test your tendency to become addicted to the 'Net. Please review each of the questions below and make a note of how many times you answer "Yes." After completing the survey, click the button below that best corresponds to your score, and you will be taken to a special report for your score. Do you spend more time than you think you should surfing the 'Net? Yes No Do you feel you have a problem limiting the time you spend on the 'Net? Yes No Have any of your friends or family members complained about the time you spend at your computer? Yes No Do you find it hard to stay away from the 'Net for several days at a time? Yes No Has either your work output or your personal relationships suffered as a result of spending too much time on the 'Net? Yes No Are there particular areas of the 'Net, or types of files, you find hard to resist? Yes No Do you have troubling controlling your impulses to purchase items, products, or services on the 'Net? Yes No Have you tried, unsuccessfully, to curtail your use of the 'Net?

3. Virtual-Addiction you are here Home. Welcome to VirtualAddiction.com . and resources on e-behavior and internet addiction in the workplace, our families and consultation on cyberpsychology, internet addiction and behavior, or other Internet issues for http://www.virtual-addiction.com/

Home Welcome to Virtual-Addiction.com... .... the web site for The Center for Internet Studies , a business dedicated to providing services, information, and resources on e-behavior and Internet addiction in the workplace, our families and in the community. The Internet clearly has a role to play in today's information age and will become increasingly important in our communications, our work life and our daily activities. However , the very nature of the Internet also lends itself to abuse, leading people to exhibit behaviors that are counterproductive, isolating and abusive - to ourselves, our families, our employers and the community at large. The Center for Internet Studies' mission is to provide a forum to educate, train and prevent the negative behaviors that may result from Internet abuse and addiction. Our mission is furthered by providing consulting, training and research services to the business community, schools and universities, mental health providers, and, families. The Center for Internet Studies was founded by Dr. David Greenfield, clinical psychologist and authority on the Internet and Internet behaviors. Dr. David Greenfield offers consultation, workshops and lectures on a variety of Internet-related topics. He is also the author of

4. Symptoms And Information On Internet Addiction Symptoms of internet addiction. 1) Using the online services everyday without any skipping. 2) Loosing track of time after making a connection. 3) Goes out less and less. Confessions or Life after internet addiction. internet addiction Disorder Causes, Symptoms and http://www.addictions.org/internet.htm

Symptoms of Internet Addiction 1) Using the online services everyday without any skipping. 2) Loosing track of time after making a connection. 3) Goes out less and less. 4) Spending less and less time on meals at home or at work, and eats in front of the monitor. 5) Denying spending too much time on the Net. 6) Others complaining of your too much time in front of the monitor. 7) Checking on your mailbox too many times a day. 8) You think you have got the greatest web site in the world and dying to give people your URL. 9) Loggin onto the Net while already busy at work. 10) Sneaking online when spouse or family members not at home, with a sense of relief. Below is a list of other web sites with information about Internet Addiction Internet Addiction Survey Internet Addiction Disorder CyberWidows Internet Addiction ... Internet Addiction Disorder: Causes, Symptoms,and Consequences Slang Terms A. A. Louisiana Style N. A. Louisiana Style Addiction Links Recovery Stories Online E-mail Groups Search The Web

5. Internet Addiction Psychosocial Parameters of internet addiction. Ferris, Jennifer R. internet addiction Disorders Causes, Symptoms, and Consequences. http://library.albany.edu/briggs/addiction.html

Psychosocial Parameters of Internet Addiction Rudolph G. Briggs , Ph.D. Department of Psychotechnology Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD) is characterized by seven basic diagnostic criteria, among them increasing tolerance of long online hours, withdrawal, and unsuccessful efforts to control Internet use. Ferris, Jennifer R. Internet Addiction Disorders: Causes, Symptoms, and Consequences http://www.chem.vt.edu/chem-dept/dessy/honors/papers/ferris.html A definition of Internet Behavior Dependence, a form of Internet addiction, is proposed by the authors, who are affiliated with the University of Iowa. Hall and Parsons believe that IBD is a correctable, benign condition, and "compensate[s] for a lack of satisfaction in other areas of life." Hall, Alex S., and Jeffrey Parsons. "Internet Addiction: College Student Case Study Using Best Practices in Cognitive Behavior Therapy." Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 23.4 (October 2001): 312-327. Alcoholics Anonymous is considering setting up a separate division of their organization to work with people addicted to browsing the Internet. Press Release.

6. Internet Addiction Disorder Causes, Symptoms And Consequences internet addiction Disorder Causes, Symptoms and Consequences. Jennifer R. Ferris Psychology Virginia Tech jferris@vt.edu in the area of addiction suggests that internet addiction Disorder, a psychophysiological disorder is no such thing as internet addiction Disorder getting pleasure out of http://www.chem.vt.edu/chem-dept/dessy/honors/papers/ferris.html

Internet Addiction Disorder: Causes, Symptoms,and Consequences Jennifer R. Ferris Psychology Virginia Tech jferris@vt.edu INTRODUCTION DEFINING INTERNET ADDICTION DISORDER "ADDICTION" AND INTERNET ADDICTION DISORDER Psychodynamics and Personality Sociocultutral explanations Addictions vary according to sex, age, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, religion, and country. Some addictions are more common among persons of different categories. For example, alcoholism is most common in the middle socioeconomic classes, in Native and Irish Americans, and in Catholics. Whites are more likely to use PCP and hallucinogens, but less likely than Blacks or Latinos to use heroin(Sue, 1994). Not enough data is available yet about those persons addicted to the Internet to determine if a particular class is most predominant. In addition, at this point there is not enough diversity among Internet users to make any definitive statements. As the diversity among users increases, and as the amount of research on the problem increases, hopefully we will know more about this interesting aspect of addiction with regard to the Internet. Behavioral explanations Biomedical explanations These explanations focus on hereditary and congenital factors, chemical imbalances in the brain and neurotransmitters. There could be chromosomes, hormones, and surplus or lack of certain necessary chemicals and neurotransmitters that regulate activity in the brain and the rest of the nervous system. According to this perspective, this would cause a someone to be susceptible to addiction (Sue, 1994). . There is definitive research that shows that some drugs act to fill in the synaptic gaps of the neurons in the brain, fooling the brain into sending out faulty information. This, it is thought, is one reason for the "high" one gets from engaging in activities such as running, drug use, and gambling. This might apply to Internet addiction, since many opportunities on the Internet are fun and exciting.

7. Supervisor's Guide: Internet Addiction The Illinois Institute for Addiction Recovery at Proctor Hospital home page, entry point to information about addiction and compulsive behaviors and resources for assistance and programs. internet addiction. Studies Related to internet addiction. Signs of internet addiction in the Workplace. Studies Related to internet addiction 1998). internet addiction The emergence http://www.addictionrecov.org/wrkguide_www.htm

BACK TO LIST. Internet Addiction Studies Related to Internet Addiction Signs of Internet Addiction in the Workplace Studies Related to Internet Addiction Current studies on the use of the Internet indicate that those who are addicted represent the following employment backgrounds: blue collar, non-technical white collar, high-technical white collar and none (i.e., homemaker, disabled, retired, students). The research indicated a mean age of 29 for males and 43 for females. The number of subjects in the research sample were 157 male and 239 female. Young, K.S. (1998). Internet Addiction: The emergence of a new disorder. CyberPsychology and Behavior , 1 (3), pages 237 - 244. Young, K.S. (1996). Internet Addiction: The emergence of a New Clinical Disorder. Poster presented at the 104th Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada, August, 1996. Length of time Internet addicts have been using the Internet: Internet applications most utilized by Internet addicts: Occupational impairment due to Internet Addiction: Signs of Internet Addiction in the Workplace Employee Behavior Noticeable decline in work performance Preoccupation with the Internet Stay late at work to use the Internet Make an increased number of errors and mistakes Sudden withdrawal from co-workers Effect of Internet Usage on Business Reduced worker productivity Poor job satisfaction Low profit margins Decreased efficiency Potential disability claims

8. Center For Online And Internet Addiction - Help And Resource For Internet Addict Home Sitemap Search Opinion Poll. Read our Welcome Message. Healthcare Innovations for the Millennium. http://www.netaddiction.com/

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9. AskMen.com - Internet Addiction Article on recognizing and dealing with internet addiction. http://www.askmen.com/fashion/body_and_mind/16_better_living.html

Make AskMen.com Your Home Page Add AskMen.com To Your Favorites UPDATED DAILY - 7 DAYS A WEEK Visit: Main Page All of AskMen.com Sexuality Men Women Entertainment Jokes Cool Sites Want to license our articles? Contact us Media requests for interviews? Click here SECTIONS Home New Articles Sexuality Men ... Entertainment FEATURES Top 99 Women Who is No.1 this year? Top 200 Albums Joke of the Day ... Men's Horoscopes SI.COM SECTION Sports Illustrated's 2004 Swimsuit Heidi Klum Elsa Benitez ... and many more... MEMBERS Diet Muscle Guide Member Login Player's Guide ... Message Boards ASKMEN BOOKS Doc Love's System OTHER INFO About us Advertise Editor/Letters F.A.Q. ... Body and Mind Dealing With Computer And Internet Addiction By Vatche Bartekian Stress Management Specialist - Every 2nd Tuesday AskMen.com Specials Pages: Today's Articles Does your wife, girlfriend, parent, or sibling ever tell you that you are spending too much time on the computer? That you are neglecting your responsibilities? That you are becoming more irritable and unsociable? Have you ever stayed up until 3a.m. surfing the Web? Downloading music, backgrounds or porn? Well, if you've answered "yes" to at least one of these questions, then you might discover that you are, indeed, addicted to your screen and cyberspace. Computer/internet addiction was never an issue in the 1980s. That's because the Internet was not yet popular with the general public. Big companies and defense organizations were the first ones to ever start implementing the technology into their systems in the early '80s, and then a huge market was discovered for this technology to get big very big.

10. The Cause Of Internet Addiction? poll. Is there a relationship between cross dominance and Internet/TV addiction? . 05/13/04 Other Suggestions Sleep on Your Back. http://pages.prodigy.net/unohu/internetaddiction.htm

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11. Web Citation - 99.09.09 I've seen the "internet addiction" story surface year after year Goldberg listed a set of symptoms for "internet addiction." When he started receiving email from people who claimed http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/citation/wc990909.htm

Previously in Web Citations: Mirror, Mirror The Blair Witch Project and the Net's latest exercise in self-flattery. By Josh Ozersky The Net's Next Vice Online gambling is set to take off. Enter (who else?) the United States government. By Katie Bacon The Great Divide The Silicon Valley rich are very different from you and me. By Wen Stephenson Sim City The virtual partition of Jerusalem is a fait accompli. By Eric Manch Politics Made Simple A new political site aims for the GenX mind and shows us what the world does not need now. By Nicholas Confessore Front Runners Presidential campaigns are starting earlier and earlier. Here's how the field is shaping up for 2024. By Toby Lester Menace to Society The hype isn't the most annoying thing about the new Star Wars release. By Gina Hahn See the complete Web Citations Index The Addiction Addiction September 9, 1999 A pproximately eleven million people around the world are Internet addicts, according to a paper presented by Dr. David Greenfield at the 1999 meeting of the American Psychological Association last month. "Marriages are being disrupted, kids are getting into trouble, people are committing illegal acts, people are spending too much money. As someone who treats patients, I see it," Dr. Greenfield told the Associated Press . Greenfield also happens to run a clinic for treating "Internet addiction."

12. Mental Help Net - Internet Addiction Case study with references, and annotated list of links with ratings. http://www.mentalhelp.net/poc/center_index.php?id=66

13. Center For Online And Internet Addiction - Help And Resource For Internet Addict Welcome to Netaddiction.com and the Center for Online Addiction Resources for therapists and families, tips on Cyber-wellness, and Personal Therapy http://netaddiction.com/

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14. Center For Online And Internet Addiction - Help And Resource For Internet Addict internet addiction Test. How do you Has your relationship been hurt because of internet addiction or a cyberaffair? Then read our http://www.netaddiction.com/resources/internet_addiction_test.htm

Home Sitemap Search Opinion Poll Internet Addiction Test How do you know if you're already addicted or rapidly tumbling toward trouble? Everyone's situation is different, and it's not simply a matter of time spent on-line. Some people indicate they are addicted with only twenty hours of Internet use, while others who spent forty hours on-line insist it is not a problem to them. It's more important to measure the damage your Internet use causes in your life. What conflicts have emerged in family, relationships, work, or school? Let's find out. Parts of the following guide are contained in my new book, Caught in the Net This is a simple exercise to help you in two ways: (1) If you already know or strongly believe you are addicted to the Internet, this guide will assist you in identifying the areas in your life most impacted by your excessive Net use; and (2) If you're not sure whether you're addicted or not, this will help determine the answer and begin to assess the damage done. Remember when answering, only consider the time you spent on-line for non-academic or non-job related purposes. To assess your level of addiction, answer the following questions using this scale:

15. Center For Online And Internet Addiction - Help And Resource For Internet Addict internet addiction Test. How do you know if you're already addicted or rapidly tumbling can receive compassionate, knowledgeable, and high quality service to treat internet addiction http://netaddiction.com/resources/internet_addiction_test.htm

Home Sitemap Search Opinion Poll Internet Addiction Test How do you know if you're already addicted or rapidly tumbling toward trouble? Everyone's situation is different, and it's not simply a matter of time spent on-line. Some people indicate they are addicted with only twenty hours of Internet use, while others who spent forty hours on-line insist it is not a problem to them. It's more important to measure the damage your Internet use causes in your life. What conflicts have emerged in family, relationships, work, or school? Let's find out. Parts of the following guide are contained in my new book, Caught in the Net This is a simple exercise to help you in two ways: (1) If you already know or strongly believe you are addicted to the Internet, this guide will assist you in identifying the areas in your life most impacted by your excessive Net use; and (2) If you're not sure whether you're addicted or not, this will help determine the answer and begin to assess the damage done. Remember when answering, only consider the time you spent on-line for non-academic or non-job related purposes. To assess your level of addiction, answer the following questions using this scale:

16. What To Do If You Are (Or Fear That You May Become) Addicted To The 'Net Return to internet addiction Survey . Dealing with internet addiction is no different than dealing with any other type of addiction. http://www.stresscure.com/hrn/iaddict.html

Return to Internet Addiction Survey What To Do If You Are (Or Fear That You May Become) Addicted To The 'Net A Special Report By Morton C. Orman, M.D. Dealing with Internet Addiction is no different than dealing with any other type of addiction. Whether you are addicted to heroin, gambling, cigarettes, sexual deviancy, or eating Milky Way bars, all addictions have certain basic elements in common. The purpose of this Special Report is to review some of these common elements, so you can see if they relate to your own situation. While all addictions can ultimately be cured, this is not always an easy or painless process. A high degree of commitment to breaking established habits is required, as are persistence, dedication, honesty, and self-compassion. A. Denial All people who are addicted (to anything) have some degree of denial. Without denial, most addictions would not have become established in the first place. Denial can take many forms. At the milder extremes, a person may believe "I can handle this problem whenever I decide to do so." The fact that one has a problem is at least acknowledged. At the other extreme, denial often takes the form of: "What problem? I don't have a problem. You've got the problem, Dude. And besides, you're beginning to tick me off!" Denial can sometimes be so strong that a person's whole life begins to deteriorate, and they still maintain everything is "just fine." Jobs can be lost, marriages can dissolve, a person's health can become affected, and all of these things (and more) can be present for some time before the person ultimately recognizes there is a problem to be solved.

17. Blind Eye Projects Dedicated to videos designed to deflect attention from the screen, for relief from TV and internet addiction. http://www.blindeyemedia.com/

blind eye projects The blind eye projects promote media and art made to deflect not attract. about events+exhibits the science storefronts ... exoptic preview

18. Teaching Students To Evaluate Internet Sites Fake Web Site Here we introduce students to a page of our own devising on The Psychosocial Parameters of internet addiction. The page purports to be an http://library.albany.edu/briggs/teaching.html

This article first appeared in the August/September 1997 issue of The Teaching Professor (volume 11, issue 7, p. 4). It is reprinted by permission of Magna Publishers (tel: 800-433-0499), www.magnapubs.com TEACHING STUDENTS TO EVALUATE INTERNET SITES By Trudi E. Jacobson and Laura B. Cohen, University at Albany, SUNY tjacobson@uamail.albany.edu and lcohen@uamail.albany.edu Students put too much faith in the material they find on the Internet, too often to the point of consulting no other sources. As librarians, we have been teaching Internet resource evaluation techniques to numerous classes and individual students. We have developed several methods and resources we would like to share. We believe they effectively heighten student awareness of the validity of these sources. Site Analysis: We ask students to find a Web site on their topic and then answer four questions about the site. Who mounted the information? What authority or special knowledge does the author have? Does the site exhibit a bias or slant? When was the site last updated?

19. Internet Addiction Survey A questionnaire for people who have experienced problems with their interpersonal internet use or for counsellors who have clients with this problem. http://www.med.monash.edu.au/psych/questionnaire/thomas/index_internet.html

Use of the internet and poker machines to cope with negative states What is this study about? This study is about using the internet or gambling to help cope with negative feelings. This part of the study is about problematic internet use. As you probably know internet use is growing at an incredible rate. Most people who use the internet experience few, if any problems. However, some people find that they do experience some problems with their net use. We want to investigate some of the reasons behind net use for people who have experienced problems. Who is eligible to participate? We want to hear from people who think (or know that others close to them think) they have EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS with the internet. More specifically, we want to hear from people who use the internet to INTERACT WITH OTHER PEOPLE; this might be in chat rooms, in MUD's or perhaps via bulletin boards. We also want to hear from counsellors who have worked with people who have experienced problems with their interpersonal internet use. The researchers and the research My name is Anna Thomas. I am doing research towards a PhD degree under the supervision of Associate Professor Felicity Allen, at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. The results of my research will be written up as a thesis. If you have any queries about this research you can contact Anna on Anna.Thomas@med.monash.edu.au or Felicity Allen at Felicity.Allen@med.monash.edu.au

20. Internet: Behavioral Impacts -- How Online Impacts The Lives Of Users -- Finding Study about how Internet/online impacts the lives of users Encompasses marriages, family, friendships, health, predators, cybersex, online romance and internet addictions based on AOL survey http://members.tripod.com/martyman53/survey/

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