Issues for DSM-V: internet addiction.

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

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Demography, Sociology and Political Science

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Online game addiction among adolescents: motivation and prevention factors (2012, methodology): “Because there are no accepted medical or academic criteria for determining when the problematic program of behavior begins and when addiction develops (Block, 2008; Turel & Serenko, 2010), we do not distinguish between prevention and harm reduction strategies, and treat them interchangeably.”
Video Game Addiction: Past, Present and Future (2012, background): “Block [109] suggested that the diagnosis for online problems (including excessive gaming) should be included in the upcoming DSM-V as a compulsive-impulsive spectrum disorder although others have argued it should be considered a form of pathological technology use [110].”
Problematic Use of the Internet and Self-Regulation: A Review of the Initial Studies (2012, background): “There are even a growing number of calls for its inclusion in the future DSMV [13].”
Loneliness and Social Internet Use: Pathways to Reconnection in a Digital World? (2018, background): “Clinicians report that Internet addiction can result in lost opportunities for jobs, education, and career, and in damaged relationships (Beard & Wolf, 2001; Block, 2008; Shapira et al., 2003).”
Psychological and Health Outcomes of Perceived Information Overload (2012, background): “For example, “Internet addiction” appears to be a growing public health concern in South Korea and China (Block, 2008).”
The association between Internet addiction and psychiatric disorder: A review of the literature (2012, background): “However, the diagnostic criteria for Internet addiction was not provided by the DSM-V work group.”
Parental Influences on Pathological Symptoms of Video-Gaming Among Children and Adolescents: A Prospective Study (2014, neutral): “In addition, it has been reported that case descriptions of Internet addiction from the US, encompassing online video-gaming addiction, are remarkably similar to those from Asian countries (Block 2008).”
ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SOCIAL MEDIA USE AND DEPRESSION AMONG U.S. YOUNG ADULTS (2016, background): “[34] Additionally, the substantial rise in the amount of time young individuals spend on the Internet—particularly on social media—has led some to call for the recognition of “Internet addiction” as a distinct psychiatric condition that is closely associated with depression.[46, 47] Finally, it is p”
The benefits and dangers of enjoyment with social networking websites (2012, methodology): “Societies may also be impacted, and hence some countries treat technology-related addictions as a serious public health issue and consider the implementation of national policies (Block, 2008).”
CBT-IA: The First Treatment Model for Internet Addiction (2011, background): “In the United States, Internet addiction has also been considered for classification in the ( ; Block, 2008), and it is expected to be included in the appendix for the upcoming edition.”
Ethics of the Attention Economy: The Problem of Social Media Addiction (2020, background): “…the internet as an addiction (American Psychiatric Association, 2013: 795–98; Basu & Ghosh, 2018), 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,…”
Clinical psychology of Internet addiction: a review of its conceptualization, prevalence, neuronal processes, and implications for treatment (2015, neutral): “…disorders (eg, depression, anxiety, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, other impulse control disorders, making it a secondary disorder), 15,16 the purpose of this review is to highlight the issue of IA in terms of: definition and characterization; incidence and prevalence rates from…”
Excessive Internet Use among European Children (2012, background): “Widyanto and Griffiths (2006) maintain that it is important to make a distinction between blaming technology for causing the problem and understanding technology as revealing problems with origins elsewhere.”