Internet Addiction: A Public Health Concern in Adolescence

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FOREWORD
	REFERENCES
INTRODUCTION
	A NEW MILLENNIUM: A NEW AGE OF BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS?
	INTRODUCTION
	THE ADOLESCENT YEARS
	INTERNET ADDICTIVE BEHAVIOR
	IN THIS BOOK
	REFERENCES
SECTION ONE: INTERNET ADDITION
	Chapter 1    CLINICAL SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
		INTRODUCTION
		PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING
		EXCESSIVE INTERNET USE
		EATING ADDICTION
		SEX ADDICTION
		COMPULSIVE BUYING DISORDER
		DISCUSSION
		REFERENCES
	Chapter 2    DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNET ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS: POTENTIAL  PATHOPHYSIOLOGIC MECHANISMS
		INTRODUCTION
		INTERNET ADDICTION: THE ARGUMENT OVER DIAGNOSIS
		INTERNET ADDICTION: THE ARGUMENT OVER CATEGORIZATION
		INTERNET ADDICTION: NEUROBIOLOGICAL FEATURES
		INTERNET ADDICTION: RELATIONSHIP TO  OTHER ADDICTIONS
		INTERNET ADDICTION: RESEARCH RELEVANCE TO EUROPEAN ADOLESCENTS
		CONCLUSION
		REFERENCES
	Chapter 3    PRE-EXISTING AND CONCOMITANT PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS ASSOCIATED WITH INTERNET ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
		INTRODUCTION
		INTERNET ADDICTIVE DISORDER AND DSM-V
		PRE-EXISTING DISORDERS AND PRECURSORS OF INTERNET ADDICTIVE DISORDER
		COMORBIDITIES
		DEPRESSION, ALEXITHYMIA AND DISSOCIATION
		ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER
		SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS
		CONCLUSION
		REFERENCES
	Chapter 4    ASSESSMENT OF INTERNET ADDICTIVE BEHAVIOR
		ABSTRACT
		INTRODUCTION
		CLINICAL INTERVIEW
		MEASURES OF INTERNET ADDICTIVE BEHAVIOR
		INTERNET ADDICTION DIAGNOSTIC QUESTIONNAIRE (IADQ) AND INTERNET ADDICTION TEST (IAT)
		INTERNET-RELATED ADDICTIVE BEHAVIOUR INVENTORY (IRABI)
		PATHOLOGICAL INTERNET USE SCALE
		GENERALIZED PROBLEMATIC INTERNET USE SCALE (GPIUS)
		ONLINE COGNITION SCALE (OCS)
		INTERNET ADDICTION SCALE FOR TAIWANESE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS (IAST)
		INTERNET ADDICTION SCALE (IAS)
		PROBLEMATIC INTERNET USE QUESTIONNAIRE (PIUQ)
		PROBLEMATIC INTERNET USAGE SCALE (PIUS)
		PROBLEMATIC INTERNET USE QUESTIONNAIRE (PIUQ)
		CONCLUSION
		REFERENCES
	Chapter 5    RISKS OF DEVELOPING INTERNET ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS: SCOPE AND EXTENT OF INTERNET SITES USED
		ABSTRACT
		INTRODUCTION
		GAMING
		SOCIAL NETWORKS
		GAMBLING
		DISTRACTION
		MEDIA CONVERGENCE
		BROWSER GAMES INSIDE SOCIAL NETWORKS
		WORLD OF WARCRAFT AS DISGUISED SOCIAL NETWORK
		CONCLUDING THOUGHTS
		REFERENCES
	Chapter 6    ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKING USE: ASSOCIATIONS WITH ADOLESCENT  WELL-BEING AND INTERNET  ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
		ABSTRACT
		INTRODUCTION
		SOCIAL NETWORK SITES
		USE AND PREFERENCES IN ADOLESCENCE
		ADOLESCENTS: THE LION’S SHARE IN SNS USE
		AGE AND GENDER TRENDS IN SNS USE
		FRIENDS SNS AND FACEBOOK CHOICE
		FEATURES, AFFORDANCES AND CONCERNS
			Profile-making
			Profile privacy settings
			Friending
			Commenting and communication
		THE PSYCHOLOGICAL UNDERPINNING OF SNS USE: ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT ONLINE,  NEEDS MET AND EFFECTS ON WELLBEING
			SNS: A new context for adolescent development
			SNS attraction to adolescents and needs met
			What is the influence of online communications and SNS use on adolescent wellbeing?
		PUBLIC CONCERN AND PUBLIC POLICY
		THE ADDICTIVE “POTENTIAL” OF SNS
		CONCLUSION
		REFERENCES
	Chapter 7    PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND A SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE ON PROBLEMATIC AND ADDICTIVE COMPUTER GAME USE IN ADOLESCENTS
		ABSTRACT
		INTRODUCTION
		FUN OF GAMING VS. NEED FOR GAMING
		THE PHENOMENON OF GAMING: A SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
		INTRODUCING THE RREEMM MODEL AS A CONSUMPTION SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACH
		THE RREEMM MODEL AND ITS PERSPECTIVE ON COMPUTER GAMING
		COMPUTER GAMERS AND THEIR INTERACTING CONSUMPTION BASED GROUPING
		DEALING WITH STATUS SYMBOLS
		GAINING AN IDENTITY VIA COMPUTER GAMING
		ABOUT THE QUESTIONS OF PREVALENCE AND NOSOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION
		ABOUT THE ROLE OF THE BRAIN
		THOUGHTS ABOUT ORIGINS AND MAINTAINING FACTORS OF ADDICTED GAMING
		ABOUT PSYCHOLOGICAL STRAIN  AND THE NEED FOR TREATMENT
		CONCLUDING THOUGHTS
		REFERENCES
	Chapter 8    REAL WORLD HIGH-RISK PATTERNS ASSOCIATED WITH INTERNET  ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
		ABSTRACT
		INTRODUCTION
		INTERNET ADDICTION AND ILLICIT DRUG USE
		INTERNET ADDICTION AND PROBLEMATIC ALCOHOL USE
		CONCLUSION
		REFERENCES
	Chapter 9    INTERNET ADDICTION, MEDIA USE, AND DIFFICULTIES ASSOCIATED WITH SLEEPING IN ADOLESCENTS
		ABSTRACT
		INTRODUCTION
		LITERATURE SEARCH
		DISCUSSION
		REFERENCES
	Chapter 10    CYBERBULLYING
		INTRODUCTION
		CYBERBULLYING
		INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION
		CONCLUSION
		REFERENCES
	Chapter 11    THE IMPACT OF THE INTERNET ON THESEXUAL HEALTH OF ADOLESCENTS
		INTRODUCTION
		INTERNET AS A SOURCE FOR SEXUAL  HEALTH INFORMATION
		INTERNET AS A SOURCE FOR PORNOGRAPHY
		INTERNET AS A SOURCE FOR RELATIONSHIPS
		CONCLUSION
		REFERENCES
SECTION TWO: MANAGEMENT
	Chapter 12    MANAGEMENT OF INTERNET ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS IN ADOLESCENTS
		INTRODUCTION
		THERAPEUTIC MANAGEMENT
			Motivation and the decision to change
			Ambivalence and resistance
			The cycle of change
			Psychotherapy
		TREATMENT STRATEGIES FOR COMPUTER ADDICTION
			Time management
			The external alert
			The activity plan
			The abstinence
			The card
			The inventory of activities
			Support group
			Family therapy
		COUNSELLING IN THE TREATMENT OF ADDICTIONS
		PHARMACOLOGICAL THERAPY
		ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY
		REFERENCES
	Chapter 13    DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTEGRATED INTERVENTION MODEL FOR INTERNETADDICTION IN HONG KONG
		INTRODUCTION
		FEATURES OF THE INTERVENTION MODEL
		CLIENTS IN THE INTERVENTION PROGRAM
		THE INTERVENTION PROCESS
			Stage 1 (Initial contact and establishment of relationship)
			Stage 2 (Intervention involving individual-based counseling, family-based counseling and peer support group)
				Individual-based counseling
				Family-based counseling
				Peer support group
			Stage 3 (Termination and follow up)
		EVALUATION OF THE INTERVENTION MODEL
		REFERENCES
SECTION THREE: POLICY ISSUES
	Chapter 14    EUROPEAN PUBLIC HEALTH POLICIES AND INTERVENTIONS FOR DETECTING AND DETERRING INTERNET ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS IN ADOLESCENTS
		ABSTRACT
		INTRODUCTION
		IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH POLICIES
			Recommendations for parents
			Recommendations for education
			Recommendations for the state
		FUTURE DIRECTIONS
		REFERENCES
SECTION FOUR: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
	Chapter 15    ABOUT THE EDITORS
	Chapter 16    ABOUT THE ADOLESCENT HEALTH UNIT, 2ND DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS “P & A KYRIAKOU” CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, ATHENS, GREECE
		COLLABORATIONS
		THE VISION
		CONTACT
	Chapter 17    ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRIC AND ADOLESCENT MEDICINE, WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (WMED)
		MISSION AND SERVICE
		RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
		CONTACT
	Chapter 18    ABOUT THE DIVISION OF ADOLESCENT MEDICINE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY, LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY, UNITED STATES
		COLLABORATIONS
		THE VISION
		TARGET AREAS OF INTERESTS
		CONTACT
	Chapter 19    ABOUT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN ISRAEL
		MISSION
		SERVICE AND ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
		RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
		NATIONAL COLLABORATIONS
		INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS
		TARGETS
		CONTACT
	Chapter 20    ABOUT THE BOOK SERIES “PEDIATRICS, CHILD AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH”
		CONTACT
SECTION FIVE: INDEX
	INDEX