Should DSM-V designate 'Internet addiction' a mental disorder?

There is considerable controversy with respect to so-called Internet addiction and whether it ought to be reified as a diagnosis in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition. The relationship between 'addiction' and various compulsive or impulsive behaviors is also a s...

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Published in:Psychiatry (1550-5952) Vol. 6; no. 2; pp. 31 - 38
Main Author: Pies R
Format: case study pictorial tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Matrix Medical Communications, LLC Feb2009
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