Internet Addiction Support Group
Ivan Goldberg
As the incidence and prevalence of Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD) has
been increasing exponentially, a support group. The Internet Addiction
Support Group (IASG) has been established. Below are the official
criteria for the diagnosis of IAD and subscription information for the IASG.
Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD) - Diagnostic Criteria
A maladaptive pattern of Internet use, leading to clinically significant
impairment or distress as manifested by three (or more) of the following,
occurring at any time in the same 12-month period:
(I) tolerance, as defined by either of the following:
(A) A need for markedly increased amounts of time
on Internet to achieve satisfaction
(B) markedly diminished effect with continued use
of the same amount of time on Internet
(II) withdrawal, as manifested by either of the following
(A) the characteristic withdrawal syndrome
(1) Cessation of (or reduction) in Internet use
that has been heavy and prolonged.
(2) Two (or more) of the following, developing within
several days to a month after Criterion 1:
(a) psychomotor agitation
(b) anxiety
(c) obsessive thinking about what is happening
on Internet
(d) fantasies or dreams about Internet
(e) voluntary or involuntary typing movements
of the fingers
(3) The symptoms in Criterion B cause distress or
impairment in social, occupational or other important
other area of functioning
(B) Use of Internet or a similar on-line service is engaged in
to relieve or avoid withdrawal symptoms
(III) Internet is often accessed more often or for longer periods of time
than was intended
(IV) There is a persistent desire or unsuccessful efforts to cut down
or control Internet use
(V) A great deal of time is spent in activities related to Internet
use (e.g., buying Internet books, trying out new WWW browsers,
researching Internet vendors, organizing files of downloaded materials
(VI) Important social, occupational, or recreational activities are
given up or reduced because of Internet use.
(VII) Internet use is continued despite knowledge of having a persistent
or recurrent physical, social, occupational, or psychological
problem
that is likely to been caused or exacerbated by Internet use (sleep
deprivation, marital difficulties, lateness for early morning
appointments, neglect of occupational duties, or feelings of
abandonment in significant others)
Subscribe to the Internet Addiction Support Group by e-mail:
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Sherman Miller
Ivan Goldberg <psy...@netcom.com> wrote:
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>As the incidence and prevalence of Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD) has
>been increasing exponentially, a support group. The Internet Addiction
>Support Group (IASG) has been established. Below are the official
>criteria for the diagnosis of IAD and subscription information for the IASG.
>
> Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD) - Diagnostic Criteria
>A maladaptive pattern of Internet use, leading to clinically significant
>impairment or distress as manifested by three (or more) of the following,
>occurring at any time in the same 12-month period:
>
of most of us on the Internet daily.
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Brian Thiel/Lois Henry-Thiel
>As the incidence and prevalence of Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD) has
>been increasing exponentially, a support group. The Internet Addiction
>Support Group (IASG) has been established. Below are the official
>criteria for the diagnosis of IAD and subscription information for the IASG.
Gosh, I hope this is not too serious a malady, or maybe the support group that
is proffered to help might be more a part of the problem than its cure....!?!?
Only kidding, I have already subscribed. But just in case the list gets too
busy, I may have to unsubscribe to deal with my problem. Of course, I could
continue to deny there is a problem....
--Brian
x0...@lehigh.edu
es:
>
>As the incidence and prevalence of Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD) has
>been increasing exponentially, a support group. The Internet Addiction
>Support Group (IASG) has been established. Below are the official
>criteria for the diagnosis of IAD and subscription information for the IASG.
WELL I am not an addict. Even if I were I will not give it up. Why should
I. I am happy. It is their problem not mine. Besides if I am on a support
group on internet, isn't that supporting my habit. What about all the
neet information I would miss while on the support group isn't that more
important.
Ron Blue
ps. Advice don't read all the message just the topics you want to follow!
Kenneth Tang
:
: As the incidence and prevalence of Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD) has
: Support Group (IASG) has been established.
: Subscribe to the Internet Addiction Support Group by e-mail:
hello??? how is a support group that requires you do the very thing
you're addicted to supposed to help?
i would go on but i think the point is glaringly obvious.
kmj
Trishah Woolley
(Kenneth Tang) wrote:
> Ivan Goldberg (psy...@netcom.com) wrote:
> :
> : As the incidence and prevalence of Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD) has
> : been increasing exponentially, a support group. The Internet Addiction
> : Support Group (IASG) has been established.
<stuff deleted>
> hello??? how is a support group that requires you do the very thing
> you're addicted to supposed to help?
>
> i would go on but i think the point is glaringly obvious.
Well, yes and no. You are right that on the surface this might seem like
holding an AA meeting in a bar but I think if you look at the _process_ of
reaching out to the addicted, then Dr. Goldberg's group is simply common
sense... If you want to reach the chonicly homeless you have to go to
where they are, say, the park, and point them in the right direction to
get help.
Remember that not all addictions are the same. Many addictions can be
addressed by learning to "say no," if you will. But there are other
addictions, food addictions for one, in which the individual must
_continue_ to intake the object of the addiction because refraining from
food is not an option.
So why not point an Internet addict to a newsgroup? I could be that there
are many individual differences in the form this addiction takes and the
participants can exchange stories and suggestions about what has and has
not worked for them.
Disclaimer: I am not endorsing or criticizing Dr. Goldberg's group. I
have no knowledge of it, positive or negative, past the contents of this
post.
--
Trishah Dee Woolley, M.A.
San Diego, California USA
tri...@powergrid.electriciti.com
"It seems to be one of the follies of my intellect that it can think that what I know, I am; and that words take care of everything."
--Barry Stevens
Bill Harrar
Is there anyone interested in starting a group for the humor impaired?
Bill
Camilla Cracchiolo
: Well, yes and no. You are right that on the surface this might seem like
: holding an AA meeting in a bar but I think if you look at the _process_ of
: reaching out to the addicted, then Dr. Goldberg's group is simply common
: sense... If you want to reach the chonicly homeless you have to go to
: where they are, say, the park, and point them in the right direction to
: get help.
Actually, I know of a bar that has a regular AA meeting. It's a gay bar,
so that might make some difference since bars are a primary meeting place
for gay folks in a way they're not for straight people. But the bar is
right down the street from me and I know people who go to the AA meeting
there. :)
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Shrine of the Cybernetic Madonna BBS 213-766-1356
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