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It's Official....We're all CRAZY! Internet Addiction to be classified as Mental Illness
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 23487446:MV8yMDA1MzUyXzMzNjk4NzI5X0NERDQ3QzNE] [quote:Anonymous Coward 1365674:MV8yMDA1MzUyXzMzNjk4Njk5XzJGRTJDRkMx] [quote:Plan B:MV8yMDA1MzUyXzQyRENFQTY5] [b]Digital Age overload: ‘Internet addiction’ to be classified as mental illness[/b] The international mental health encyclopedia known as the ‘Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders’ (DSM-IV) will include Internet-use disorder as a condition “recommended for further study” in its forthcoming May 2013 edition. [b]One step closer to mental illness...[/b] The listing is another step towards classifying Internet addiction as a mental illness: The DSM-IV’s new inclusion demonstrates that there are risks posed by overusing technology and that more research is required, which could lead to formal diagnoses of the disorder in the future. Psychologists are pushing to broaden the diagnoses of Internet-use disorder to include more than just gaming addictions, which could expand the age group of those affected by the illness. ''With kids, gaming is an obvious issue. But overall, technology use could be a potential problem,'' Director of the Brain and Psychological Sciences Research Centre Mike Kyrios told the Sydney Morning Herald. More at: http://rt.com/news/internet-use-mental-illness-389/ [/quote] I have been on my computer for the last 18 hours researching this and it is BS. [/quote] 18 hours? You are mentally ill [/quote]
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Digital Age overload: ‘Internet addiction’ to be classified as mental illness
The international mental health encyclopedia known as the ‘Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders’ (DSM-IV) will include Internet-use disorder as a condition “recommended for further study” in its forthcoming May 2013 edition.
One step closer to mental illness...
The listing is another step towards classifying Internet addiction as a mental illness: The DSM-IV’s new inclusion demonstrates that there are risks posed by overusing technology and that more research is required, which could lead to formal diagnoses of the disorder in the future.
Psychologists are pushing to broaden the diagnoses of Internet-use disorder to include more than just gaming addictions, which could expand the age group of those affected by the illness.
''With kids, gaming is an obvious issue. But overall, technology use could be a potential problem,'' Director of the Brain and Psychological Sciences Research Centre Mike Kyrios told the Sydney Morning Herald.
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