| Description |
vii, 248 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction: A Controversial New Addiction -- 1. The Dark Side of Cyberspace -- 2. The Terminal Time Warp -- 3. Profiles of On-lineaholics -- 4. The Faceless Community -- 5. Cyberwidows: Victims of Terminal Love -- 6. Parents, Kids, and a Technological Time Bomb -- 7. Fraternities of Netheads -- 8. No Work Today - Everybody's Gone Surfin' -- 9. Staying on Track |
| Summary |
In Caught in the Net, Kimberly Young shares the results of her three-year study of Internet abuse. Often using the words of the Internet addicts themselves, she presents the stories of dozens of lives that were shattered by an overwhelming compulsion to surf the Net, play MUD games, or chat with distant and invisible neighbors in the timeless limbo of cyberspace. For Internet addicts as well as their parents, spouses, friends, and employers, Caught in the Net offers guidance on where and how to seek help from counselors, therapists, and other professionals who take this affliction seriously. For mental health professionals, this book provides insights into the nature and causes of internet addiction and encourages counselors and therapists to expand their addiction recovery programs to address the specific problems of Internet addicts |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 240-244) and index |
| Subject |
Internet addiction.
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| LC no. |
97049070 |
| ISBN |
0471191590 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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