Dr. Kimberly Young, who founded The Center for Internet Addiction in 1995, developed a specialized form of cognitive behavioral therapy to
treat Internet addiction, CBT - IA.
Dr Stavropoulos also urges caution against using medication, such as mood modification - related medication, to
treat internet addiction.
The center also provides Continuing Education and home study courses for therapists wishing to learn more about how to evaluate and
treat Internet addiction.
Inside the Chinese boot camp
treating Internet addiction There are 632 million internet users in China — and 24 million of its children are A Chinese teenager has been rushed to hospital after chopping off his hand in a desperate attempt to cure his addiction to the internet.
The Center for Internet Addiction Recovery assesses and
treats Internet Addiction for clients and families.
Not exact matches
The Chinese government has banned the controversial application of electroconvulsive therapy for so - called
Internet addiction after a clinic gained notoriety for applying electric shocks to unanesthetized teenagers being
treated against their will (Science, 26 June, p. 1630).
In China, the official view appears to be that
Internet addiction is a genuine disorder, but attitudes are shifting about how aggressively it should be
treated.
The setting is a division of a Beijing military hospital, where teenage boys are being
treated for
Internet addiction — more specifically,
addiction to «World of Warcraft» and other games like it.
I also
treat teens and adults with Smartphone,
Internet and
Internet gaming
addictions.»
Cognitive behaviour therapy (or CBT, a talk therapy that targets negative thoughts, emotions, and behaviours), self - help treatment groups, group therapy, and even family therapy are all effective methods for
treating addictions, particularly
internet addictions.
If there are sexual problems, I have experience in
treating sex
addiction,
internet pornography
addiction, and the affect of extended families on your relationship.
Ms. Kaplan also
treats couples and spouses affected by
internet and pornography
addiction, emotional / sexual affairs, and financial betrayal.
The site also provides testing tools, articles, and educational resources to learn more about the impact of
Internet addiction and ways to
treat this growing mental health issue.
The second edition of
Treating and Preventing Adolescent Mental Health Disorders: What We Know and What We Don't Know provides a substantive update to the acclaimed original published in 2005, with new sections on gambling and
internet addiction, as well as DSM - 5 diagnostic criteria.
We have a number of professional counselors and psychologists who are licensed and have specialized training in
treating all kind of
addictions which include alcohol, drugs,
internet addiction,
addiction to pornography, and gambling.