It has been reported that internet addiction will be added to the list of metal illness come 2013. According to report of Sun Herald, by 2013, this disorder will be added to DSM-IV, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder. Those to be added to the list also include those who are overly addicted to their smartphones, Tablet computers or Desktops and even Children who spend most of their time paying games.
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| Infant using her iPhone Tablet |
Precisely, May next year, 'Internet-Use- Disorder' will be a mental disorder that will be recommended for further study. This announcement came on the hills of continuous rise in the 'always online' attitude even among little children following seamless access to internet in many countries of the world.
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| Little Child with smartphone |
Mike Kyrios, one of the people who assisted to author APS (Australian Psychological Society) submission stated that once more research is invested in the disorder, it will certainly assist the health professionals to easily identify Children with internet addiction tendencies and they will be treated accordingly.
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