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Internet Addiction

Martha C. Shaw, D. Black

2008.5.1CNS DRUGS

DOI: 10.2165/00023210-200822050-00001

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Internet addiction is characterized by excessive or poorly controlled preoccupations, urges or behaviours regarding computer use and internet access that lead to impairment or distress, and there is often a lag of a decade or more from initial to problematic computer usage.

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SHAW, Martha C.; BLACK, D. Internet addiction. CNS DRUGS, 2008, 22: 353–365.