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Caught in the net how to recognize the signs of Internet addiction--and a winning strategy for recovery

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 ep...

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Main Author: Young, Kimberly S.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY John Wiley & Sons 1998
Subjects:
Internet addiction
Behavior, Addictive > psychology
Internet > utilization
Behavior, Addictive > diagnosis
Behavior, Addictive > therapy
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : a controversial new addiction
  • 1. The dark side of cyberspace
  • 2. The terminal time warp
  • 3. Profiles of on-lineaholics
  • 4. The faceless community
  • 5. Cyberwidows : victims of terminal love
  • 6. Parents, kids, and a technological time bomb
  • 7. Fraternities of netheads
  • 8. No work today : everyone's gone surfin'
  • 9. Staying on track
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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