PSYC203 Abnormal Psychology: Internet addiction

[gigal]

• A maladaptive pattern of Internet use, leading to clinically
significant impairment or distress, occurring at any time
within the same 3-month period

• The Internet use is not better accounted for by psychotic
disorder or bipolar disorder

One or more of:
1. Recurrent Internet use resulting in a failure to fulfil major
role obligations at school

Comments

[veraciousme]

...please tell me you just made that up.

[gigal]

No, sadly I didn't. I believe it was Ko et al.