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"I don't even help [my children] with their homework in the evening because I'm in the chat rooms, and I don't help put them to bed because I don't realize how late it is. I also don't help them get ready for school in the morning like I used to do because I'm checking my e-mail. And I just can't stop myself."-Raymond, an Internet addict.

Internet addiction is real. Like alcoholism, drug addiction, or compulsive gambling, it has devastating effects on the lives of addicts and their families: divorce, job loss, falling productivity at work, failure in school, and, in extreme cases, criminal behavior. The problem has already reached epidemic proportions in the United States, and the number of "netaholics" continues to grow rapidly as more households and businesses go on-line. Yet, until now, no one from the mental health community has come forward with a specific description of Internet addiction and its effects or a strategy for treatment and recovery.

In Caught in the Net, Kimberly Young shares the results of her three-year study of Internet abuse. Often using the words of the Internet addicts themselves, she presents the stories of dozens of lives that were shattered by an overwhelming compulsion to surf the Net, play MUD games, or chat with distant and invisible neighbors in the timeless limbo of cyberspace.

Why is the Internet so seductive? What are the warning signs of Internet addiction? Is recovery possible? Dr. Young answers these questions and many more. She provides a questionnaire to help Net users determine whether they are addicts, and offers concrete steps to help problem users regulate Internet usage and devise a more balanced place for it in their daily lives.

For Internet addicts as well as their parents, spouses, friends, and employers, Caught in the Net offers guidance on where and how to seek help from counselors, therapists, and other professionals who take this affliction seriously. For mental health professionals, this book provides insights into the nature and causes of Internet addiction and encourages counselors and therapists to expand their addiction recovery programs to address the specific problems of Internet addicts.

"Think that computer addiction is a joke? Think again. This groundbreaking book is the first to explore on-line addiction in a serious way and to consider the effects on individuals and their families. Caught in the Net is an important book for anyone who spends mornings and evenings connected to the Net."-Clifford Stoll, author of The Cuckoo's Egg and Silicon Snake Oil.

"An excellent account of the dangers of the burgeoning Internet industry. Dr. Young carefully outlines the traps into which people can fall and offers pragmatic self-help suggestions. Caught in the Net is valuable for both consumers and the professionals who deal with them."-Maressa Hecht Orzack, PhD, Founder and Coordinator, Computer Addiction Services, McLean Hospital Lecturer, Harvard University Medical School

"I don't mean to spend all my time this way, but I can't stop. It's the only place my opinion matters and I feel important."-bobage38.automechanic.internet.addict

"I feel guilty about it, but when I tried to break free, I simply didn't have the strength....I'm a long-time smoker, but I've found the craving to go on the Internet first thing every morning is stronger than my urge to light a cigarette."-marylouage40.motheroffour.internet.addict

"When you're talking about the Internet, you're talking about power. It's the most powerful information tool I have ever known. When I explore the on-line world, I feel like that robot in the movie Short Circuit. I need more input! More input!"-daveage28.militarytelecommunicationsexpert.internet.addict

"I feel the rush every time my mind gets connected to this intensely powerful information whirlpool. When I enter cyberspace, I become one with my mind. It's like Mr. Spock doing the Vulcan mind meld."-joshage29.computerprogrammer.internet.addict

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Helpful Information - Do You See Yourself?
First, the drawback? This book is based on studies done ten years ago. But to be fair, the problem is real and getting worse. And we need more current research into this addiction that fractures families.

Now, let's look at the positive side of this book. The reasons around this addiction haven't changed. People who are addicted to the 'Net often don't see there's a problem until, well, there's a BIG problem. Dr. Young gives us helpful information on how to become "unplugged" and get back into real life.

If you think you have 'Net addiction, it won't hurt to read this book, would it?

This book saved my family!
Dr. Young's strategies helped me to identify and learn about my addiction to the Internet.I was spending all kinds of time in online chat rooms and instant messaging, my marriage of 15 years almost ended, and I almost lost my kids because of it.My wife bought this book and it helped me to understand what I was dealing with - an addiction - and gave me specific ways to help me recognize what triggered this problem.I've been in counseling for the past few months and slowly putting my life back together and I thank Dr. Young for her book.It saved my family!

Buy anything other than this book.
I made the subject the topic of my final year Uni. project.

Without labouring the point, buy anything that isn't by K. Young.

OK alternatives are Griffiths or Grohol.

Good to see you looking at the subject - just don't buy a Young book.

A bit outdated
The problem is not, but the book is a outdated about the internet access fee. The terrible story about people spending $800 a month for internet access and get into financial trouble, no longer exist today since we are no longer charged by minutes (which makes it easier to get addicted).

Besides, I don't think controlling the online minutes is a goodsolution for chatroom / message board addiction. Just like quitting cigarattes or recovering from alcoholism, the only way is to cut off completely.

Now the good things: The existence of this book alone would help. The first step to recover is the simple acknowledge that Internet addiction is a real problem and how destructive it would be. The examples used in the book make you realize you are not alone in this problem.

This book was so-so
This was a pretty good book overall.It gave insight into the world of internet addiction in general. I was hoping there would be more information on internet "sexual" addiction, such as cybersex and pornography. I think it could have had a better recovery plan, i.e. twelve step system for "Netaholics", etc. ... Read more

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Essential strategies to keep children and teens safe online

As our children and teens race down the onramp to the Information Superhighway, many parents feel left behind in the dust. News stories about online sexual predators, child pornography, cyberbullies, hate groups, gaming addiction, and other dangers that lurk in the online world make us feel increasingly concerned about what our children are doing (and with whom) in cyberspace. In Cyber-Safe Kids, Cyber-Savvy Teens, Internet safety expert Nancy Willard provides you with need-to-know information about those online dangers, and she gives you the practical parenting strategies necessary to help children and teens learn to use the Internet safely and responsibly.

Parents protect younger children by keeping them in safe places, teaching them simple safety rules, and paying close attention. As children grow, we help them gain the knowledge, skills, and values to make good choices—choices that will keep them safe and show respect for the rights of others. In Cyber-Safe Kids, Cyber-Savvy Teens, Willard shows you how those same strategies can be translated from the real world to the cyberworld, and that you don't have to learn advanced computer skills to put them into effect. As you work on these strategies with your child, you will also discover that remaining engaged with what your children are doing online is much more valuable than any blocking software you could buy.

"Willard blends the perspectives of a wise parent and a serious scholar about issues related to Internet behavior and safety. . . . Pick up the book, open it to any random page, and you will find on that page or nearby a wealth of helpful advice and useful commentary on the cyberreality facing our children and on how to deal with any of the issues she's identified."
—Dick Thornburgh, J.D., former U.S. Attorney General; chair, National Academy of Sciences Committee on Youth Pornography and the Internet

"Simply put, this book is a must-read for anyone—parents, educators, law enforcement, and policymakers alike—concerned with the critical issue of children's internet safety and what to do about it."
—Douglas Levin, senior director of education policy, Cable in the Classroom ... Read more

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A Voice of Reason
I read Nancy's latest book, Cyber-Safe Kids, Cyber-Savvy Teens, on a flight this past week, partly because it's been sitting on my shelf for way too long, and partly because I knew I would be speaking a few days later to youth at a regional church meeting about technology in their lives.It is a great book on the Internet for parents, and don't miss the good material that she provides at her related website, www.cskcst.com, that you can download and distribute for teaching.

My audio interview with Nancy last year is here:http://audio.edtechlive.com/NancyWillard.mp3.

A must-read for concerned parents
I've worked with kids and computers since 1979. Nancy Willard is my go-to authority for encouraging children's safe and responsible Internet use. Her latest book is theoretically sound, well-researched and comprehensive (including the very latest technologies) and offers a practical approach to this serious issue. It's also well-organized, with recommendations for specific age groups. Nancy knows all about the dangers and benefits of going online, and CYBER-SAFE KIDS will help parents act as guides and mentors, not cyber-watchdogs.

Cyber Savvy Parents (and Teachers)
Most folks are aware of such internet dangers as free-flowing pornography reachable by kids, but how many are aware of all the other dangers facing young ones such as identify theft, addictive gaming schemes (as time wasters and replacement for real world activities), the ability to down load term papers and other works so as to avoid homework, or, again, the rights of sites to do whatever they want with up-loaded materials, a condition which can cause extreme embarassment and even financial loss?Willard's excellent text deals with each potential danger accoding to type and age group.Each chapter begins with an incident demonstrating the danger (an excellent awareness-building tool, especially for those of us who had no idea this particular danger existed)followed by an analysis of what is involved in the danger, and then positive and usableadvice for parents on how to prevent their children from falling prey to the danger.But make no misake, Willard is a strong advocate of the benefits of internet participation for children when they are properly supervised, and that does not mean peeking over their shoulder all the time. This positive attitude towards the internet, the while recommending non-invasive supervision is a remarkably well-developed strength of her book.She is not whining about the dangers or urging censorship as so many gloom and doom critics do; she is providing a positive means for parents to help their children make the most of their web experience, an experience critical to every youngster in this age of the cyper-reality of communication.(A prototype parent-child agreement is included, and should be a valuable tool for developing cooperation among family members).As an educator, I find this book an essential tool for all teachers and school administrators, and, of course all librarians, who need this background to appreciate the pitfalls which may occur in classrooms and reading areas and how to be aware and prevent them.And a school board will find this study an excellent reference for developing appropriate policies for the district.

Important Book for Parents and Teachers
I wish there had been a book like this when my two boys were exploring the internet in the 90's.Things have gotten even more troubling for parents today and this book will help guide them through the difficult job of parenting in our new online world.

It is filled with great suggestions and a lot of information---and to be honest, some of it is very frightening from a parent's point of view.But if knowledge is power, this is a book that all parents should have when trying to navigate the very difficult job of parenting in this new and rapidly changing online world. There are sections for parents of younger children, 8-10 year olds, 11-13 year old, and 14-18 year olds.There are suggestions for "teachable moments" and how to guide your children to ethical and safe uses of this technology.

In my opinion this is a "must buy" book for parents and educators.Thank you, Dr. Willard. ... Read more

Book Description
It might start with an innocent exploration of chat rooms, or a stab at an interactive multiuser game. But the Internet, for many Americans, has the potential to become an addiction that wreaks havoc at home, work, school, and in real-life relationships. The author, an expert on Internet addiction, began researching obsessive online behavior when he noticed that an increasing number of couples seeking marriage counseling were suffering from cyberspace-related problems.

Virtual Addiction includes 12 warning signs of Internet abuse, steps for addicts to change behavior, and advice for compulsive online shoppers and stock traders. ... Read more

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What a great book if you don't have issues
Well I thought this book great. In reading the review of the person who didn't like it, unfortunately I think they were not ready to learn from it...sounds like a few issues that need to be worked otu.The book is titled for what the terms fellow webers call themselves (and it is a way for them to relate to the book and feel like this person knows them) and as the title says "and Those Who Love Them"...which is why the book goes so deeply into explaining chat rooms and the such. I would get the book, if only to try out some of the exercises and go from there.

totally helpful!
i'm grateful to the author for offering such a comprehensive guide to net addiction.i picked it up because my brother just got a divorce because of his addiction to the internet.(also, the title and the cool cover reallycaught my attention.)once i'd read 10 or so pages i was completelyabsorbed.the writing is above-average for a self-help book, and thechapters have lively examples and practical help.i plan on buying it formy entire family for xmas!

finally my internet use makes sense
As a technophobe, I had never expected to spend the kind of time online that I do. Dr. Greenfield's book helped me to finally understand why I was so drawn to this world, and whether or not I truly had a problem. Irespectfully disagree with the previous reviewer. How much is too much is avery complicated question, especially in light of the mainstreaming of thenet. But I think the author manages to answer it gracefully andintelligently, and offer some sensible steps for change. I recommend thisbook without hesitation.

This book says a lot of nothing!
The title is relatively offensive and derogatory towards people who are addicted to the Internet.To call Internet-addicted users "cyberfreaks" or "netheads" minimizes the serious impact of what this condition does topeople's personal and professional lives.However, despite the improperbook title, I was hopeful the book would offer quality guidance for thosewho suffer from net addiction.But to my great disappointment, the bookwas full of dull, academic, and general theory about models of chemicaldependency without any genuine attempt to understand how the Internetaddiction differs from other compulsive disorders. While some of thechapters ended with brief checklists, none offered any concrete,constructive, and detailed exercises to help sufferers cope with theproblem.Furthermore, the book is quite remedial as the author wastes agreat deal of time to describe each Internet application (e.g., The Web,Chat Rooms, Newsgroups), as if readers would not already understand whatmany of these functions are from previous online exposure.The book is notenlightening and does not offer much more than would be common sense to anaverage person.Through his writing, Dr. Greenfield not only reveals hislack of Internet knowledge but shows that he clearly does not know his ownsubject matter.He bases his entire book on an online poll conducted atabcnews.com thatprovides some broad statistics but does little to revealthe depth of the problem.It seems that this book reflects the author'sshallow attempt to gain notoriety rather than a sincere attempt to trulyhelp people.

In the author's desperation to receive positive feedback,he even had to ASK someone to write a review on Amazon (see first review). If Dr. Greenfield were truly interested in understanding how his bookimpacts the public, he should try to read unsolicited and unbiased reviews.

It's really a must-read to better understand potential pitfa
It's really a must-read to better understand potential pitfalls of surfing on the Internet. As a writer, I came across Dr. Greenfield via the ABCNews online survey, and had occasion to write a story on that subject myself,grateful to have some of his comments and insights for the piece. We havebecome friends since then, and Dr. Greenfield honored me with his requestfor a quote from me for the inside cover of this book. It was as a businessand technical writer that I provided the book liner quote, but it's now asa veteran Internet surfer and consumer that I write this comment for him onAmazon.com. Buy it, use it, memorize it, heed its warnings - - - whetheryou are the novice or the veteran on the Internet. Rand HolmanPublisher/Editor www.newsschmooze.com ... Read more

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As soon as the Internet became accessible to the mainstream, online support groups began to receive requests for help from those whose Internet habits had become out of control. Today, increasing numbers are experiencing real problems with Internet usage, particularly in the areas of distraction/obsession with new technology (surfing, chat rooms), money (online trading, auctions, and shopping), games (gambling and multi-user dimension games), and sex/relationships. Author Stephen Watters examines the problems commonly experienced by today's Internet users, the advice given by professionals who deal with such addictions, and the steps individuals are taking to achieve victory over their addictive behaviors. ... Read more

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A MUST READ FOR ALL CHRISTIANS
This book not only gave me insights into the addictions that I see happening around me but also real ideas of how I can be of help and encouragement to those who are being sucked into these life destroying habits.If you don't need this book now, you or someone you love will soon need it.Since I started reading it, my eyes have been open to many friends that are struggling.

Internet Addiction: More Common Than You Think
Is the Internet disrupting your family life?Are you worried about a loved one's preoccupation with the Internet? Your fears may not be unfounded. According to Real Solutions For Overcoming Internet Addictions by Stephen Watters as many as 10% of all Internet users may be addicted to either cybersex, online gambling, online games, or other problem areas.
Psychologists noticed that as soon as having Internet access became as common as having a microwave in the kitchen, online support groups started receiving requests from people seeking help for out of control Internet habits.
It may be that more people than we realize are struggling with Internet usage problems particularly in the areas of distraction/obsession with new technology (surfing, chat rooms), money (online trading, auctions, and shopping), games (gambling and multi-user dimension games), and sex/relationships.
Watters, an Internet Research Analyst for the department of Legislative and Cultural Affairs at Focus on the Family, admits that Internet addiction is not an officially recognized as a psychological disorder. However, this does not mean it does not exist; it took twenty years before gambling was listed on the DSM-IV (Diagnotic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders).
If you're wondering if this is a problem for you or a family member, Watters says ask yourself some probing questions. "Have you embraced the excitement and novelty of some area on the Internet only to find yourself on a roller coaster where the highs are followed by the lows of anxious thoughts, guilt, and a growing sense of dependency? Or are you the person on the outside looking in, watching someone you love abandon you, hobbies and activities, and everything else that used to be important, to spend countless hours staring at a computer monitor?"
Watters, says to determine whether there is a potentially damaging Internet problem assess your `Internet life'. Is it affecting your relationship with God and your family? Is it affecting your work, health, and reputation? If you have answered "yes" to any of these questions, it is likely you have a problem that is worth addressing.
Watters emphasizes that Internet obsession needs to be nipped in the bud. "Your first step is to delete any accounts, special downloads, or profiles that you have created in order to indulge your addictions-especially if you have been hiding them from your friends and family. Remove programs for games that have gotten out of control, profiles used in chat rooms, accounts created for gambling or day-trading, and other arrangements that directly fuel your addiction." He also recommends setting up a filtered Internet service.
The author goes on to suggests that people with Internet addiction get professional help-Christian counselors, support groups, and accountability partners.
Solutions For Overcoming Internet Addictions is a thoughtful self-help book that will aid you in determining whether you or a family member needs help with an Internet addiction, in addition to providing you with down-to-earth solutions to get life back on track.

Avoid this book at all costs!
There is nothing but one-side christian propaganda here. Especially on the article regarding pornography. It has the typical right wing christian response toward it. "Any porn whatosever is wrong...blah blah blah.

Just for that i'll replace my addiction to the net...by smoking cigarettes. ... Read more

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With personal stories from addicts and their significant others, this updated essential resource offers realistic healing strategies for anyone experiencing the devastating impact of Internet pornography and sex addiction on intimacy, relationships, career, health, and self-respect. ... Read more

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So helpful toward understanding online sex and addiction problems...
Untangling the Web was written to help men and women who struggle with online sexual problems and cybersex addiction. It is offered as a clear and non-judgemental path out of the confusion and heartache that sex addiction brings those with the problem and those who love them. ... Read more

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This book is about the fastest growing form of electronic game in the world—the Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG). It introduces these self-contained three-dimensional virtual worlds, often inhabited by thousands of players, and describes their evolution and sometimes become addicted to it. It also delves into the psychology of the people who inhabit the game universe and explores the development of the unique cultures, economies, moral codes, and slang in these virtual communities. It explains how the games are built, the spin-offs that players create to enhance their game lives, and peeks at the future of MMORPGs as they evolve from a form of amusement to an educational, scientific, and business tool.

Based on hundreds of interviews over a three-year period, the work explores reasons people are attracted to and addicted to these games. It also surveys many existing and upcoming games, identifying their unique features and attractions. Two appendices list online addiction organizations and MMORPG information sites. ... Read more

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Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games
This is an excellent book on video game addiction. It has helped me understand why my son finds it so difficult to stop playing. Thank you R.V. Kelly 2 for writing this book. ... Read more

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"This is about a society of isolates who all communicate with one another from terminal sites. This is about being disembodied, distanced, distinct, and that sort of boundary-thing. It is not about being present. It is not about being there. It is not about a shared history, or a shared meal, or a shared story, or any kind of mutuality. It is about contact between virtual strangers. . . . It happens when you feel that you are so alone that you need anybody to talk to--anybody at all--because you believe that your connections have failed you. This kind of connection leaves you cold and dead inside, because it lacks history and a language of belonging."In this daring, postmodern autobiography, S. Paige Baty recounts her search for love and community on the Internet. Taking Jack Kerouac's On the Road as a point of departure, Baty describes both an actual road trip to meet the object of an e-mail romance and the cyber-search for connection that draws so many people into the matrix of the Internet. Writing in a bold, experimental style that freely mixes e-mails, poems, fragments of quotations, and puns into expository text, she convincingly links e-mail trouble with "female trouble" in the displacement of embodied love and accountable human relationships to opaque screens and alienated identities. Her book stands as a vivid feminist critique of our culture's love affair with technology and its dehumanizing effect on personal relationships. ... Read more

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Brilliant, beautiful,thought provoking and heart breaking
e-mail trouble: love and addiction @ the matrix, is a miraculous missive from the late S. Paige Baty. Part autobiography, part fiction, part theory, this book is unlike any other. I should note that I am not only a readerand reviewer of e-mail trouble, I am also a character: Sitting in a bar inNorthern California, Paige and I began to write a comic book.Wherepreviously we had played at being Maggie and Hopey of Love and Rockets, were-invented ourselves as Dr. Rocket and Fly-bi-nightly in a world of ourown. E-mail trouble is about trying to live, to love, to be in the world. The book is a love letter to Paige's many friends, but it is also animportant theoretical work, one that draws on Camus as well as Foucault, onKierkegaard and Norman O'Brown, Emerson and Pynchon, Louisa May Alcott andbell hooks, Kerouac and Plato. In addition to illuminating the work of pastthinkers, she also sheds light on our tired and wired culture, thedifficulty of inhabiting a female body, the importance of time and place,of communication and community. Paige was truly an original thinker, agifted teacher, and one of the best writers I've ever read.Reading e-mailtrouble made me laugh, cry and realize how much Paige is a part of me--andhow wonderful that is. There is no one I know to whom I would not givethis book, I can think of few gifts as great. Paige and I often spoke ofaddiction--we tried to define it, understand it, conquer it.It oftenseemed that we came to different conclusions, and we often pursueddifferent paths, but we continued to talk, and to love. I miss my friend.This book is a posthumous present, a tangible reminder of Paige for thosethat knew her, but also a gift to those that never had the chance. I onlywish that there were more picnics in the future. ... Read more

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The aim of this paper is to review the gradually evolving body of the literature on Internet addiction. Two schools of thought have emerged: those authors who believe that Internet addiction merits classification as a new or emerging psychiatric disorder in its own right, and those who define certain individuals as having problematic Internet use in relation to specific online activities, such as gambling, email or pornography. Despite a total lack of methodologically sound research, the evidence appears to support the second perspective. It appears that individuals who are premorbidly vulnerable, especially with a history of impulse control and addictive disorders, are especially at risk of using the Internet in a problematic way. Aside from the personal and social implications of this finding, this behavior has important implications for the workplace and may be resulting in substantial loss of productivity in companies who are not implementing Internet governance policies. ... Read more

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Title: Internet addiction prevention and education: preventive education training can reduce problematic internet use in the workplace and help employers create a work environment that encourages identification and treatment of addictive online behaviors.
Author: Kimberly S. Young
Publication: The Journal of Employee Assistance (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 35Issue: 1Page: 15(3)

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Title: Be alert to the signs of employee internet addiction.
Author: Mike Poster
Publication: The National Public Accountant (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 1, 2001
Publisher: National Society of Public Accountants
Volume: 46Issue: 9Page: 39(2)

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Title: Internet addiction: college student case study using best practices in cognitive behavior therapy.
Author: Alex S. Hall
Publication: Journal of Mental Health Counseling (Refereed)
Date: October 1, 2001
Publisher: American Mental Health Counselors Association
Volume: 23Issue: 4Page: 312(16)

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Title: Treating Internet-addicted employees: although Internet addiction is a new area of clinical practice, EA professionals can take several steps to help individuals understand the factors underlying their online habits and reintegrate past activities into their lives.
Author: Kimberly S. Young
Publication: The Journal of Employee Assistance (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 1, 2004
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 34Issue: 4Page: 17(2)

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Title: Atrapados en la Red.(adicción a la internet)(TT: Trapped in the Internet.)(TA: Internet addiction)(Artículo Breve)
Author: Mayka Paniagua
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Date: November 30, 2001
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The Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders is a comprehensive two-volume set providing detailed information on mental disorders and conditions, in an easy-to-use format. It includes entries for all 150 disorders classified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, and also features entries for prescription, alternative and over-the-counter drugs, as well as the various therapies used to treat mental disorders.

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Mediocre
I did not find this book earth shattering or, in fact, even very helpful.Some of the spiritual meditations are good, however, very little information was helpful or applicable.The information is rehashed, nothing new, virtually no help at all.Waste of time!!

Informative and Compassionate
Author Kimberly Young is a clinical psychologist and internationally known expert in Internet addiction. Her co-author, Patrice Klausing, O.S.F., is a licensed professional counselor. Breaking Free of the Web is their effort to help motivate Internet addicts and their loved ones to seek help. Their approach encompasses factual information, stories from their clinical experience, and spiritual guidance. Highlighted Prayer Connections are especially helpful. These might contain a review of church teaching, questions for reflection, or a relevant Scripture passage, to help readers "discern the voice of the Spirit who brings forth creation from chaos."

The book is organized in two main parts. The first provides information on general and specific additions with a clear explanation of physical (e.g. substance abuse) and process (e.g., gambling) addictions. Part 1 is designed to break through the denial common among addicts and their loved ones. Signs and symptoms of Internet addiction and early steps in dealing with the attending emotional turmoil are covered. Part 2 explores Internet abuse and addiction in relation to couples, parents and children, college students, and those in the world of work.

The content is rich in subheadings and practical guidelines such as stages of the addiction process, steps parents can take when they suspect a child is becoming addicted to the Internet, and risk factors among college students. The conclusion focuses on the healing process with recommendations for seeking professional help and celebrating the Sacrament of Reconciliation. This last is especially encouraging as the authors address the question of timing. Referring to a man in the active phase of Internet addiction, Klausing suggests that even though one is not ready to stop, "a celebration of the sacrament of reconciliation can be meaningful--it may even be the agent of change." She then lays out a plan for preparing and making that confession, which includes choosing and locating a confessor.

This extremely informative and compassionate work is suitable for general audiences and those who minister to and council others.
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"A masterful analysis of how internet pornography destroys the mental and spiritual capacity of its victims". A guide for parents, spouses, clergy and counselors, this book shows the science of how internet pornography radically alters the human brain and body. ... Read more

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Fascinating & Informative.A must read!
This out of print book is in need of another printing. It is worth the 30 bucks or so that I had to pay online for a used copy. The only thing out of date might be some of the statistics.

With the advent of the internet, porn is now one of the most lucrative ventures in the history of mankind. Love it or hate it, porn is here to stay.

What's odd is the deafening silence about this taboo topic. If you have ever wondered WHY porn is so attractive to the mind/body and how it can lead to addictions and other problematic behaviors in both men and women alike, then this is a great place to start.

Without being "preachy", the author addresses how exposure to erotic images cause physical changes in the brain and body.

The Drug of the New Millennium: The Science of How Internet Pornography Radically Alters the Human Brain and Body is one of the best books I have seen so far on the topic of internet pornography and it's influence on individiuals and society.

Great book for helping people understand addition
I have read this book and consider it to provide a more complete understanding of how pornography affects our society and how it affects the human body as a "drug."Indeed, pornography is a drug addiction just like cocaine, marijuana, or alcohol since it alters the chemicals in brain.A must read for anyone who is suffering from pornography addiction or for anyone who wants to help someone with pornnography addiction. ... Read more

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The Internet often brings people together, but it can also tear marriages apart. Learn how you can avoid its addictions while appreciating its advantages. ... Read more

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This digital document is a journal article from Computers in Human Behavior, published by Elsevier in 2007. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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This study investigated the difference between Internet addicts and non-addicts in Taiwanese high schools, and focused specifically on their Internet usage patterns, and gratification and communication pleasures. A total of 1708 valid data samples of high school adolescents were collected. Among this sample, 236 subjects (13.8%) were identified as addicts using the eight-item Internet addiction Diagnostic Questionnaire designed by Young [Internet addiction survey [Online]. Available: http://www.pitt.edu/_ksy/survey.htm]. The analytical results revealed that Internet addicts spent almost twice as many hours on line on average than the non-addicts. Notably, surfing with a social/entertainment motivation and gratification was positively correlated with Internet addiction. Furthermore, Internet addicts obtained markedly higher overall PIUST scores and scored higher than non-addicts on four subscales (tolerance; compulsive use and withdrawal; related problems, including family, school, health, and other problems; interpersonal and financial problems). While Internet addicts perceived the Internet to have significantly more negative influences on daily routines, school performance, teacher and parental relation than non-addicts, both Internet addicts and non-addicts viewed Internet use as enhancing peer relations. Moreover, students with personalities characterized by dependence, shyness, depression and low self-esteem had a high tendency to become addicted. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Adolescence, published by Thomson Gale on December 22, 2007. The length of the article is 7254 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the author: With the growing popularity of Internet communication applications among adolescents, the Internet has become an important social context for their development. This paper examined the relationship between adolescent online activity and well-being. Participants included 156 adolescents between 15 to 18.4 years of age who were surveyed about their access to and use of the Internet. Participants also completed measures of loneliness and perceived social support. An ANOVA suggested that loneliness was not related to the total time spent online, nor to the time spent on e-mail, but was related to participants' gender. Regression analyses suggested that gender and participants' perceptions regarding their online relationships were the only variables that predicted loneliness. Adolescents who felt that their relationship with online partners was one that they could turn to in times of need were more lonely. However, perceived support from significant others was not related to time spent online, time on e-mail, participants' relationships with online partners, and to their perceptions about these relationships. The implications of our results for researchers, parents, and other lay persons are discussed.

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Title: Adolescents on the net: internet use and well-being.(Survey)
Author: Kaveri Subrahmanyam
Publication: Adolescence (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 22, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 42Issue: 168Page: 659(19)

Article Type: Survey

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