Review Article
Internet Addiction: A Review
Rodolfo Eduardo Pezoa-Jares, Isabel Lizarindari Espinoza-Luna and Josue Alberto Vasquez-Medina*Clinical Services, National Institute of Psychiatry “ Ramon de la Fuente Muniz”, Mexico City, Mexico
- *Corresponding Author:
- Josue Alberto Vasquez-Medina
Clinical Services
National Institute of Psychiatry “Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz”
Mexico City, Mexico
Tel: +52(55)41605343
E-mail: mdjvm@yahoo.com.mx
Received September 13, 2012; Accepted November 15, 2012; Published November 22, 2012
Citation: Pezoa-Jares RE, Espinoza-Luna IL, Vasquez-Medina JA (2012) Internet Addiction: A Review. J Addict Res Ther S6:004. doi:10.4172/2155-6105.S6-004
Copyright: © 2012 Pezoa-Jares RE, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Internet addiction (IA) is an increasingly prevalent clinical entity in adolescents and young adults, but can affect people of all ages. IA can lead to dysfunction in social, academic and work domains, and people affected by it usually share a comorbid psychiatric disorder. Although recognized for more than 15 years, IA continues to generate controversy on academic and clinical circles, and there has been no consensus regarding its terminology, classification and diagnosis. In the last years, considerable clinical and neurobiological research has been done on the subject, showing interesting findings. Treatment alternatives are available, although some have more evidence-based support than others. The following review attempts to describe available data on IA, thus hoping to create awareness in health professionals regarding this condition.
