(www.neomundo.com.ar/Fuente:_VOAnews) some psychiatrists have coincided in stating that it is possible to diagnose the disorder of addiction to Internet (IAD) and discusses if this psychopathology could be included in the compendium of diseases endorsed by that establishment, the Statistical Manual and diagnosis of mental disorders (DSM).
Although the American Medical Association did not recommend including this addiction in the DSM and the World Health Organization also recognizes this condition as a disease, several research and academic thereon works have come concluded that excessive Internet use can generate negative consequences, not only for physical health but also for the mind.
In 2011, Chinese psychiatrists published a study concluding that “long term Internet addiction could result in structural alterations of the brain, which probably contributes to chronic dysfunction in patients of IAD”.
Furthermore, Harvard University already exists a center of studies of addiction to computers and its Director says that you between 5 and 10% of all web users suffer from any dependence on the network.
Addiction TEST
But how could anyone know if someone is addicted to the Internet?, as well, in 2008, the American Journal of Psychiatry published a test suggested by Dr. Jerald j. Block that presents four crucial points to determine if someone has this addiction.
According to Block, someone is addicted to internet if: firstly, forgotten impulses such as eating, sleeping or loses the sense of time by being connected to the web; Secondly, presents feelings of anger, stress or depression when it cannot access a computer; if in the third instance you need to increasingly greater exposure to the web or use of better equipment and software, or begins to present conflicting behaviors under performance, fatigue or social isolation.
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