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Issues for DSM-V: Internet Addiction

Block, Jerald J.·2008·American Journal of Psychiatry

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  • Internet addiction is now widely accepted as an addiction.

    “it is now widely accepted that it is an addiction (Block, 2008; Ha, Yoo, Cho, Chin, Shin, & Kim, 2006; Karim & Chaudhri, 2012; Olsen, 2011; Robbins & Clark, 2015; Tao et al., 2010; Young, 1996, 1998b, 2004; Young & Rogers, 1998).”

    From Ethics of the Attention Economy: The Problem of Social Media Addiction (2021) · cites this paper as Block, 2008

  • The use of social media poses potential threats for people's everyday functioning.

    “the use of social media poses potential threats for people's everyday functioning (Block, 2008; Lee, Ko, & Chou, 2014).”
  • The absence of approved diagnostic criteria makes it difficult to estimate how often Internet addiction occurs.

    “In addition, a lack of approved criteria hampers estimation of its occurrence.”
  • Compulsive Internet use or Internet addiction is widely asserted to exist and is listed in DSM-5 as a condition needing further study.

    “the existence of compulsive Internet use or Internet addiction is widely claimed and included as a condition for further research in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) [1, 2]”

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Authors
Block, J. J.
Corresponding author
Block, Jerald J.
Venue
American Journal of Psychiatry
Published
2008-03
Volume
165
Issue
3
Pages
306-307
ISSN
  • 0002-953X (ISSN-L)
  • 1535-7228
OpenAlex
W2163479747
Cited by
1,385
References
1
Citations by year
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Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • American Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Gambling Behavior and Treatments
Keywords
internet addiction, DSM-5, diagnostic criteria, psychiatric diagnosis, internet use disorders
MeSH terms
China, Humans, Korea, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Behavior, Addictive, Internet, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

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