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Technological Addictions

Addiction to technology is emerging as a serious medical condition, not just an exaggeration of everyday social and personal ailments of the 21st century. Technological Addictions provides guidance found nowhere else, guidance that both clinicians and laypeople will find useful and compelling.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Levounis, Petros
Otros Autores: Sherer, James
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : American Psychiatric Association Publishing, 2021.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Half Title
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • Preface
  • 1 Video Games: From Harmless Pastime to Internet Gaming Disorder
  • 2 Cybersex and Online Pornography: Hacking the Human Sex Drive
  • 3 Internet Gambling: An Old Behavior in a New Age
  • 4 Texting, Emailing, and Other Online Messaging: When Does a Communication Tool Become a Burden?
  • 5 Internet Surfing and Information Overload
  • 6 Social Media: The Self vs. the Selfie
  • 7 Online Shopping and Auctions: The Ease and Sleaze
  • 8 Children and Adolescents: Codependence Between Youth and Tech
  • 9 Special Considerations for Older Adults
  • 10 New and Emerging Addictive Technologies: Where Do We Go From Here?
  • Index
  • Back Cover