Overview
- Contains new therapeutical approaches
- Broaches the topic of smartphone 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
Part of the book series: Studies in Neuroscience, Psychology and Behavioral Economics (SNPBE)
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Table of contents (22 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction to Internet Addiction
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Neuroscientific Approaches to Internet Addiction
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Therapeutical Interventions in Internet Addiction and Governmental Policies
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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 third part of the book focuses on therapeutic interventions for Internet addiction. The fourth part of the present book is an extension to the first edition and deals with a new emerging potential disorderrelated to Internet addiction – smartphone addiction.
Moreover, in this second edition of the book new content has been added. Among others, the reader will find an overview of theoretical models dealing with Internet addiction, results from twin studies in the context of Internet addiction and additional insights into therapeutic approaches to Internet addiction.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Internet Addiction
Book Subtitle: Neuroscientific Approaches and Therapeutical Implications Including Smartphone Addiction
Editors: Christian Montag, Martin Reuter
Series Title: Studies in Neuroscience, Psychology and Behavioral Economics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46276-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-46275-2Published: 04 April 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-83482-5Published: 08 May 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-46276-9Published: 27 March 2017
Series ISSN: 2196-6605
Series E-ISSN: 2196-6613
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XI, 392
Number of Illustrations: 23 b/w illustrations, 22 illustrations in colour
Topics: Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering, Neurosciences, Cognitive Psychology, Neurology, User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction