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Internet Use More Addictive Than Online Gambling?
Still, some argue that ten million Chinese children are already Internet addicts, and that over two million South Korean children are also affected and in need of treatment.
Psychiatrists are debating whether Internet Addiction Disorder deserves classification in the soon-to-be-revised revised Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the Bible of psychiatry. Dr. Maressa Orzack of Harvard Medical School and Dr. Jerald Block are fighting to include Internet addiction alongside other previously rejected psychological addictions such as pornography, gambling, and sex.
The other faction wishes to retain older definitions that only recognize substance abuse as addictions, such as alcoholism and drug dependency. Both sides seem to agree that Internet addiction, like problem gambling, may be a symptom of a deeper disorder.
Dr. Block wrote in the American Journal of Psychiatry that "...research has shown that up to 96 per cent of study subjects showing Internet Addiction symptoms also exhibited other diagnosable mental health disorders.” This also describes compulsive gamblers, whose illness has been found in numerous studies to be a manifestation of deeper mental disorders.
Those resisting the classification in the DSM say that symptoms such as Internet addiction or gambling game addictions cannot be listed as diseases, when they are merely symptoms of disease. For instance, if a person had the flu and was suffering from fever, the disease would be the flu, not fever.
Still, some argue that ten million Chinese children are already Internet addicts, and that over two million South Korean children are also affected and in need of treatment. Would it be reasonable to ban the Internet because of this problem? Or would a reasonable man suggest treatment for the individuals who cannot control themselves, leaving normal people the freedom to enjoy online experiences?
Dr. Orzack suggests as much as ten percent of the population has a form of the addiction, while problem gamblers are estimated at two to three percent of the patrons at online casinos.
Some experts wish to link both, along with a host of other addictive behaviors, as "impulse control disorder." At least this would be a step toward recognizing that neither online gambling nor the Internet causes addictions, but merely allows a manifestation of symptoms.
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Published on January 5, 2009 by Tom Weston
http://www.onlinecasinoadvisory.com/casino-news/online/internet-more-addicting-than-gambling-42450.htm
Psychiatrists are debating whether Internet Addiction Disorder deserves classification in the soon-to-be-revised revised Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the Bible of psychiatry. Dr. Maressa Orzack of Harvard Medical School and Dr. Jerald Block are fighting to include Internet addiction alongside other previously rejected psychological addictions such as pornography, gambling, and sex.
The other faction wishes to retain older definitions that only recognize substance abuse as addictions, such as alcoholism and drug dependency. Both sides seem to agree that Internet addiction, like problem gambling, may be a symptom of a deeper disorder.
Dr. Block wrote in the American Journal of Psychiatry that "...research has shown that up to 96 per cent of study subjects showing Internet Addiction symptoms also exhibited other diagnosable mental health disorders.” This also describes compulsive gamblers, whose illness has been found in numerous studies to be a manifestation of deeper mental disorders.
Those resisting the classification in the DSM say that symptoms such as Internet addiction or gambling game addictions cannot be listed as diseases, when they are merely symptoms of disease. For instance, if a person had the flu and was suffering from fever, the disease would be the flu, not fever.
Still, some argue that ten million Chinese children are already Internet addicts, and that over two million South Korean children are also affected and in need of treatment. Would it be reasonable to ban the Internet because of this problem? Or would a reasonable man suggest treatment for the individuals who cannot control themselves, leaving normal people the freedom to enjoy online experiences?
Dr. Orzack suggests as much as ten percent of the population has a form of the addiction, while problem gamblers are estimated at two to three percent of the patrons at online casinos.
Some experts wish to link both, along with a host of other addictive behaviors, as "impulse control disorder." At least this would be a step toward recognizing that neither online gambling nor the Internet causes addictions, but merely allows a manifestation of symptoms.
News Sources:-
Published on January 5, 2009 by Tom Weston
http://www.onlinecasinoadvisory.com/casino-news/online/internet-more-addicting-than-gambling-42450.htm
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