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07 Oct 2012   #1

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Internet addiction’ to be classified as mental illness

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Think twice the next time you play a videogame or surf the Net: ‘Internet-use disorder’ is set to be added to the list of mental illnesses in the worldwide psychiatric manual. Kids are identified as being especially at risk.
The international mental health encyclopedia known as the ‘Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders’ (DSM-IV) will include Internet-use disorder as a condition “recommended for further study” in its forthcoming May 2013 edition.
Digital Age overload:

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07 Oct 2012   #2

Vista 64 bit and 32 bit (SP2)
Los Angeles, California + Milwaukee, Wis
 
 

At first it sounds somewhat far-fetched, but the more you think about it, if one is prone to addictions, that person could become addicted to pretty much anything, including any kind of technology. Sad but true.
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13 Oct 2012   #3

Windows® 8 Pro (64-bit)
Mumbai, India
 
 

Count me in.
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13 Oct 2012   #4

64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 & Windows 8 Enterprise
Texas
 
 

LOL, now I have a good excuse for always being on the computer. I have a mental disorder, and can't help it.
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13 Oct 2012   #5

Windows 7 Home premium 64bit
 
 

Quote   Quote: Originally Posted by Brink View Post
LOL, now I have a good excuse for always being on the computer. I have a mental disorder, and can't help it.
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13 Oct 2012   #6

Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Service Pack 1
Doncaster, UK
 
 

Quote   Quote: Originally Posted by M1GU31 View Post
Quote   Quote: Originally Posted by Brink View Post
LOL, now I have a good excuse for always being on the computer. I have a mental disorder, and can't help it.
X2
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13 Oct 2012   #7

Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit
In a house with a cat trying to kill me
 
 

Does this mean I'm mental?
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13 Oct 2012   #8

Windows7 Pro 64bit SP-1; Windows XP Pro 32bit
Grafton,IL
 
 

I could have told them that for free years ago.
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13 Oct 2012   #9

Windows 7 Ultimate
Bulgaria
 
 

Now that is just ridiculous. These mental guys can't include every single thing as a mental illness. Why don't they also put there that every person who takes a shower every day is also insane? How many sick people already...
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