Internet Addiction Guide

At first I thought this was a guide to getting addicted to the internet, then I realized this is a serious internet addiction guide. Hey, maybe we can get all "hopped up" on the internet and end up going to that clinic we mentioned here last month.

What "Internet addiction disorder" (IAD) is still difficult to define at this time. Much of the original research was based upon the weakest type of research methodology, namely exploratory surveys with no clear hypothesis or rationale backing them. Coming from an atheoretical approach has some benefits, but also is not typically recognized as being a strong way to approach a new disorder. More recent research has expanded upon the original surveys and anecdotal case study reports. However, as I will illustrate below later, even these studies don't support the conclusions the authors claim.