Main description:

This book examines how you can identify, assess, and treat Internet addiction in the most effective manner. Internet use has become an integral part of our daily lives, but at what point does Internet use become problematic? What are the different kinds of internet addiction? And how can professionals best help clients?
Internet addiction refers to a range of behavioral problems, including social media addiction and, internet gaming disorder. This compact, evidence-based guide written by leading experts from the field helps disentangle the debates and controversies around Internet addiction and outlines the current assessment and treatment methods. The book presents a 12-15 session treatment plan for Internet and gaming addiction using the method and setting with the best evidence: group CBT. Printable tools in the appendix help clinicians implement therapy.
This accessible book is essential reading for clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, counsellors, social workers, teachers, as well as students.

Contents:

Dedications
Acknowledgments
1 Description
1.1 Terminology
1.2 Definition
1.2.1 Motives and Types of Internet Addiction
1.2.2 Addiction, Excess, and High Engagement in Internet Addiction
1.3 Epidemiology
1.4 Course and Prognosis
1.5 Differential Diagnosis
1.6 Comorbidities
1.7 Diagnostic Procedures and Documentation
2 Theories and Models of Internet Addiction
2.1 The Cognitive-Behavioral Model
2.2 The Syndrome Model of Addiction
2.3 The Components Model of Addiction
2.4 The Neuropsychology-Based Model
2.5 The Interaction of Person-Affect-Cognition-Execution Model
3 Diagnosis and Treatment Indications
4 Treatment
4.1 Methods of Treatment
4.1.1 Individual Therapy
4.1.2 Integrating Family and Significant Others in the Therapy
Process
4.1.3 Group Therapy
4.2 Mechanisms of Action
4.3 Efficacy and Prognosis
4.4 Variations and Combinations of Methods
4.5 Problems in Carrying Out the Treatments
4.6 Multicultural Issues
5 Case Vignette
6 Further Reading
7 References
8 Appendix: Tools and Resources