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Internet Addiction

Neuroscientific Approaches and Therapeutical Interventions

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  • © 2015

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Editors:
  1. Christian Montag

    1. Universität Ulm, Molekulare Psychologie, Ulm, Germany

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  2. Martin Reuter

    1. Differentielle & Biologische Psychologie, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany

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  • Provides leading-edge knowledge on internet addiction
  • Unifies research on many aspects of the behavior to present a strong overview of the field
  • Written by experts in the field
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction to Internet Addiction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Evolution of Internet Addiction Disorder

      • Kimberly Young
      Pages 3-17

  3. Neuroscientific Approaches to Internet Addiction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19
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    2. Structural Brain Imaging and Internet Addiction

      • Fuchun Lin, Hao Lei
      Pages 21-42

    3. Functional Imaging of Internet Gaming Disorder

      • Chih-Hung Ko, Gin-Chung Liu, Ju-Yu Yen
      Pages 43-63

    4. Internet Addiction and PET

      • Hyun Soo Park, Sang Eun Kim
      Pages 65-76

    5. Functional Brain Changes in Response to Treatment of Internet Gaming Disorder

      • Doug Hyun Han, Sun Mi Kim, Perry F. Renshaw
      Pages 77-91

    6. Molecular Genetics, Personality and Internet Addiction

      • Christian Montag, Martin Reuter
      Pages 93-109

    7. Autonomic Nervous System and Brain Circuitry for Internet Addiction

      • Andrew Chih Wei Huang
      Pages 111-129

    8. A Short Summary of Neuroscientific Findings on Internet Addiction

      • Christian Montag, Éilish Duke, Martin Reuter
      Pages 131-139

  4. Therapeutical Interventions & Governmental Policies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 141-141
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    2. The Impact of Psychoinformatics on Internet Addiction

      • Christian Montag, Martin Reuter, Alexander Markowetz
      Pages 143-150

    3. Pharmacological Treatment of Internet Addiction

      • Giovanni Camardese, Beniamino Leone, Coco Walstra, Luigi Janiri, Riccardo Guglielmo
      Pages 151-165

    4. Therapeutic Interventions for Treatment of Adolescent Internet Addiction—Experiences from South Korea

      • Eunsuk Cho
      Pages 167-181

    5. Therapeutic Interventions in the Treatment of Problematic Internet Use—Experiences from Germany

      • Wolfgang Dau, J. D. G. Hoffmann, Markus Banger
      Pages 183-217

    6. The Korean National Policy for Internet Addiction

      • Young-Sam Koh
      Pages 219-233

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 235-246
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About this book

This book combines a scholarly introduction with state-of-the-art research in the characterization of Internet addiction. It is intended for a broad audience including scientists, students and practitioners. The first part of the book contains an introduction to Internet addiction and their pathogenesis. The second part of the book is dedicated to an in-depth review of neuroscientific findings which cover studies using a variety of biological techniques including brain imaging and molecular genetics. The last part of the book will focus on therapeutic interventions for Internet addiction.

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“A timely book that provides critical reviews of recent research findings on Internet addiction. … this book has made a significant contribution to the neuroscientific study of Internet addiction. It is a useful reference informing researchers, clinicians, or graduate students about the neuroscience of behavioral addiction. Throughout the book, the authors have made many valuable recommendations in advancing the neuroscientific research on Internet addiction.” (Eddie Y. Chiu and Josie Valderrama, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 60 (49), December 2015)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Universität Ulm, Molekulare Psychologie, Ulm, Germany

    Christian Montag

  • Differentielle & Biologische Psychologie, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany

    Martin Reuter

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