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Welcome to the Virtual Library on the Internet Addiction Disorder.

This site contains links to various articles and journals related to this disorder. Also included here is the required search engine report.

Internet Addiction Guide - John M. Grohol, Psy.D. February 2, 1999, Last revised: April 16, 2005

"What "Internet addiction disorder" (IAD) is still difficult to define at this time. Much of the original research was based upon the weakest type of research methodology, namely exploratory surveys with no clear hypothesis or rationale backing them."

What is "Normal" Internet Use? - Leonard Holmes, Ph.D

"Psychologists are beginning to study abnormal Internet use.  In another article I discussed a presentation on pathological Internet use by Mark Griffiths at the American Psychological Association's 1997 annual convention. "
 

Psych Central Editorial
This editorial by Dr. Grohol, written in 1997, examined the usefulness and validity of Internet Addiction Disorder as a diagnosis and something to treat.

Pathological Internet Use
An article by Leonard Holmes, Ph.D. about "Pathological Internet Use."

Why is This Thing Eating My Life? Computer and Cyberspace Addiction
This article, and another one like it, were written by online researcher, John Suler, Ph.D. Another interesting perspective.

Is the Internet Addictive, or Are Addicts Using the Internet?
One of many possible alternative explanations for this phenomenon.

How Much is Too Much When Spending Time Online?
John M. Grohol, Psy.D.talks about the problems with this disorder in October, 1997.

Communication Addiction Disorder: Concern over Media, Behavior and Effects (PDF)
Joseph B. Walther Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, August, 1999

Center for On-Line Addiction
Dr. Kimberly Young's Center (one of the researchers behind the push for this diagnostic category), which, co-incidentally, offers books, workshops for professionals, and online counseling to treat this "disorder."

The Cause of Internet Addiction?
Christopher McPeck, who holds a BS in Computer Science, has an interesting theory as to this phenomenon's potential cause.

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