Understanding Internet Addiction

Trapped in Cyberspace: Understanding Internet Addiction

The New England ATTC, in partnership with the Rhode Island Council on Problem Gambling, is hosting this targeted TA session with subject matter expert Donald McCourtney, PHD, MBA, R-PRS, CPRS-PG, IGRS, BARA, ICGC-II. In broad terms, Internet addiction can be defined as a behavioral pattern of Internet use that encompasses an uncontrolled desire for the use of the Internet for unrestrained and excessive periods of time, with associated substantial psychosocial and functional impairments that are not accounted for by any other disorder.

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