… In Caught in the Net, Kimberly Young shares the results of her three-… Young answers these
questions and many more. She … Young carefully outlines the traps into which people can fall …

This case involves a homemaker 43 years of age who is addicted to using the Internet. This
case was selected as it demonstrates that a nontechnologically oriented woman with a …

New research identifies online users who became hooked on chat rooms, interactive games,
and even eBay only to see their lives become increasingly unmanageable because of the …

Anecdotal reports indicated that some on-line users were becoming addicted to the Internet
in much the same way that others became addicted to drugs or alcohol, which resulted in …

Internet addiction has become a serious behavioral health problem in Asia. However, there
are no up-to-date country comparisons. The Asian Adolescent Risk Behavior Survey (AARBS…

… Kimberly Young, co-editor of this volume, was the first to bring clinical attention to this
issue when she published a 1996 case report of problematic Internet use (Young, 1996). Her …

The internet is a neutral device originally designed to facilitate research among academic
and military agencies. The way some people have come to use this medium, however, has …

Background The 69th World Health Assembly approved the Global Health Sector Strategy
to eliminate hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection by 2030, which can become a reality with the …

Prior research has utilized the Zung Depression Inventory (ZDI) and found that moderate to
severe rates of depression coexist with pathological Internet use. Although the ZDI was …

Research has identified pathological Internet use (PIU) which has been associated with
significant social, psychological, and occupational impairment. Prior research in the addictions …