The aim of this paper is to review the gradually evolving body of the literature on Internet addiction. Two schools of thought have emerged: those authors who believe that Internet addiction merits classification as a new or emerging psychiatric disorder in its own right, and those who define certain individuals as having problematic Internet use in relation to specific online activities, such ...

Abstract Research investigating interventions for problematic usage of the Internet (PUI) remains at an early stage but is steadily developing. In terms therapies assessed through randomized clinical trials, literature suggests that cognitive behavioral therapy may be most effective intervention definitive statements as to its benefits need more testing. relation pharmacological treatments PUI,...

results multiple regression analyses showed that motives and maternal overprotection were the main predictors of problematic facebook use symptoms in both genders. mediation analyses suggested that borderline personality traits and overprotection played different roles in the development of problematic facebook use symptoms. in females, borderline traits were a mediator in the relation between ...