Internet addiction, while not yet officially codified within a psychopathological framework, is
growing both in prevalence and within the public consciousness as a potentially problematic …

In the last decade, Internet usage has grown tremendously on a global scale. The increasing
popularity and frequency of Internet use has led to an increasing number of reports …

A significant minority of people who use the internet develop 'internet addiction'–a relatively
new concept in psychiatry not yet recognised by ICD–10 or DSM–IV. Preliminary research …

Internet addiction is characterized by excessive or poorly controlled preoccupations, urges
or behaviours regarding computer use and internet access that lead to impairment or …

AIM: To provide a comprehensive overview of clinical studies on the clinical picture of
Internet-use related addictions from a holistic perspective. A literature search was conducted …

Hence, what kinds of articles are being published on Internet addiction over the past decade
or so? This is no place (and space) for a comprehensive review on the topic. Suffice it to say …

Background: Problematic Internet addiction or excessive Internet use is characterized by
excessive or poorly controlled preoccupations, urges, or behaviors regarding computer use …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to delineate the overall theoretical framework on the
topic of internet addiction through the comprehensive narrative review to make readers …

With Internet connectivity and technological advancement increasing dramatically in recent
years,“Internet addiction”(IA) is emerging as a global concern. However, the use of the term …

Objectives: To review the fast-growing literature on Internet addiction. Methods: Descriptive
review, using electronic databases as well as hand-search of relevant publications or cross …