Technological Addictions
Technological Addictions is a wakeup call alerting the medical community—and society at large—to the addictive potential of technology and to technological addictions as legitimate psychiatric conditions worthy of medical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. No other book tackles these addictions,...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C
American Psychiatric Association Publishing
2021
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| Edition: | 1 |
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| ISBN: | 1615372946, 9781615372942, 9781615372935, 1615372938 |
| Online Access: | Get full text |
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Table of Contents:
- Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- 1 Video Games: From Harmless Pastime to Internet Gaming Disorder -- 2 Cybersex and Online Pornography: Hacking the Human Sex Drive -- 3 Internet Gambling: An Old Behavior in a New Age -- 4 Texting, Emailing, and Other Online Messaging: When Does a Communication Tool Become a Burden? -- 5 Internet Surfing and Information Overload -- 6 Social Media: The Self vs. the Selfie -- 7 Online Shopping and Auctions: The Ease and Sleaze -- 8 Children and Adolescents: Codependence Between Youth and Tech -- 9 Special Considerations for Older Adults -- 10 New and Emerging Addictive Technologies: Where Do We Go From Here? -- Index -- Back Cover