What was once a little-thought-out jib is now being considered seriously as a possible mental health condition. As the new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders (DSM-V) comes into use, its authors are giving recognition to the status of what they formally call "Internet Use Disorder."
While an official declaration as an actual mental disorder is pending a lot more work, those close to the subject indicate that it shares many attributes with other kinds of addiction. Forbes has an interesting article on the subject <click here>.
An interesting point I noticed is that those hooked on the internet show changes in their brains, similar to those with substance addictions; also, researchers have noted changes in how the dopamine system operates.
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