Internet Addiction

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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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.

• Autonomic Nervous Activity
• FMRI
• Intrenet Addiction Research
• Psychopharmacological Treatment of Internet Addiction
• Structural Brain Imaging

“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)

• Universität Ulm, Molekulare Psychologie, Ulm, Germany

  Christian Montag

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

  Martin Reuter

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