WASHINGTON — In what could prove to be one of their most far-reaching decisions, psychiatrists and other specialists who are rewriting the manual that serves as the nation's arbiter of mental illness have agreed to revise the definition of addiction, which could result in millions more people being diagnosed as addicts and pose huge consequences [...]
Outgoing Sky City boss’ alcohol addiction blamed
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Facebook Addiction – New Psychological Scale
May 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Researchers in Norway have published a new psychological scale to measure Facebook addiction, the first of its kind worldwide. They write about their work in the April 2012 issue of the journal Psychological Reports. They hope that researchers will find the new psychometric tool useful in investigating problem behavior linked to Facebook use. However, an [...]
Addiction on the rise in Europe
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Counties lack funds to treat addiction
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Despite advances in the war on opiates, many Ohioans struggling with drug problems are being turned away from treatment because there’s not enough money. “We think the governor is doing a great job,” said Jody Demo-Hodgins, director of the Crawford-Marion County Board of Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services. “But if we don’t have [...]
Researchers measure addiction to Facebook
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Facebook Addiction Is Real
May 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
It’s easy to see how people can be addicted to social media sites like Facebook . They are incredibly easy-to-use pipelines into the lives of others. Staying connected to Facebook can feel just like being connected to actual people. Noticing the rapid use of Facebook and reliance upon it for human connection, Doctor of Psychology [...]
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