Research and Markets: Internet Addiction: A Handbook and Guide to Evaluation and Treatment

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/375786/internet_addiction) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "Internet Addiction: A Handbook and Guide to Evaluation and Treatment" to their offering.

“Internet Addiction: A Handbook and Guide to Evaluation and Treatment”

The first empirically informed reference for defining, assessing, diagnosing, and treating problematic Internet use Comprehensive and timely, Internet Addiction explores:

• Validated assessment tools to differentiate normal from compulsive patterns of computer and online usage
• The most addictive or problematic online activities
• Epidemiology and subtypes of Internet addiction such as online pornography, Internet gambling, and online gaming
• Current theories on the risk factors associated with the development of an addictive disorder related to Internet usage
• Evidence-based treatment strategies for helping clients of various ages, taking into account main presenting problems and individual situations and circumstances

International in scope and empirically based, the cultural and global impact of this subject is discussed, introducing practitioners to the latest clinical implications, assessment methods, and treatment approaches in working with clients suffering from this emerging addictive disorder.

Key Topics Covered:

PART I UNDERSTANDING INTERNET BEHAVIOR AND ADDICTION.

Chapter 1 Prevalence Estimates and Etiologic Models of Internet Addiction (Kimberly S. Young, Xiao Dong Yue, and Li Ying).

Chapter 2 Clinical Assessment of Internet-Addicted Clients (Kimberly S. Young).

Chapter 3 Online Social Interaction, PsychosocialWell-Being, and Problematic Internet Use (Scott E. Caplan and Andrew C. High).

Chapter 4 Uses and Gratifications of Internet Addiction (Robert LaRose).

Chapter 5 Addiction to Online Role-Playing Games (Lukas Blinka and David Smahel).

Chapter 6 Gambling Addiction on the Internet (Mark Griffiths).

Chapter 7 Cybersex Addiction and Compulsivity (David L. Delmonico and Elizabeth J. Griffin).

PART II PSYCHOTHERAPY, TREATMENT, AND PREVENTION.

Chapter 8 The Addictive Properties of Internet Usage (David Greenfield).

Chapter 9 Psychotherapy for Internet Addiction (Cristiano Nabuco de Abreu and Dora Sampaio Ges).

Chapter 10 Working with Adolescents Addicted to the Internet (Keith W. Beard).

Chapter 11 Internet Infidelity: A Real Problem (Monica T. Whitty).

Chapter 12 Twelve-Step Recovery in Inpatient Treatment for Internet Addiction (Shannon Chrismore, Ed Betzelberger, Libby Bier, and Tonya Camacho).

Chapter 13 Toward the Prevention of Adolescent Internet Addiction (Jung-Hye Kwon).

Chapter 14 Systemic Dynamics with Adolescents Addicted to the Internet (Franz Eidenbenz).

Chapter 15 Closing Thoughts and Future Implications (Kimberly S. Young and Cristiano Nabuco de Abreu).

Authors:

Dr. Kimberly S. Young, PsyD, is the primary researcher to have brought clinical attention to the issue of problematic Internet use in 1996. She is also the author of Caught in the Net, the first book to address Internet addiction.

Dr. Cristiano Nabuco de Abreu is the director of the Ambulatrio Integrado dos Transtornos do Impulso (Integrated Impulse Disorders Outpatient Unit) at the University of San Paulo.

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