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Internet Addiction: A Logotherapeutic Approach
Author(s) -
Didelot Mary J.,
Hollingsworth Lisa,
Buckenmeyer Janet A.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of addictions and offender counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 2161-1874
pISSN - 1055-3835
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-1874.2012.00002.x
Subject(s) - addiction , the internet , watson , psychotherapist , psychology , addiction medicine , addictive behavior , psychiatry , world wide web , computer science , natural language processing
Internet addiction (IA) is both the most rapidly growing addiction and the least understood addiction (Watson, 2005). For counselors, treatment issues surrounding the disease are also growing. At the forefront is the lack of understanding concerning treatment protocol to manage the challenging recovery and maintenance stages after IA behavior has been controlled. The authors discuss Viktor Frankl's logotherapy as an effective approach to treating IA.