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Home » Magazine Archive » 2009 » No. 11 » Internet Addiction: It's Spreading, but is it Real... » Abstract
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Internet Addiction: It's Spreading, but is it Real?
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The number of Internet addiction treatment centers is growing to treat behaviors worthy of a 12-step program. But neither the American Psychiatric Association's DSM nor the World Health Organization's ICD recognize Internet addiction as a disorder.
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