Posted by Pennie Lane on August 25, 2001, at 23:36:31
In reply to Re: Other Addictions?, posted by Pennie Lane on August 25, 2001, at 23:20:57
Dr. John Grohol says "Internet Addiction Disorder" was created as a parody then caught on as a psuedo-diagnosis. And that was long before two-thirds of American families were on-line. A 1998 footnote to a 1995 Grohol article hints at the origins of "Internet Addiction Disorder":
http://psychcentral.com/new2.htm
"This article was originally written regarding the creation of "Internet Addiction Disorder" (IAD), which was done so as a parody. That it was created as a parody was not readily known to most people (myself included) until well after the fact. IAD has since "caught on" as a pseudo-diagnosis and become quite popular, despite the lack of research into it as a distinct diagnostic category. Despite some professionals protestations to the contrary, IAD is not a disorder and IAD does not exist; there is little research to show otherwise (and much of that is poorly done). - JMG (4/98)"
poster:Pennie Lane
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