Internet Addiction in Psychotherapy

2015. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-137-46506-1
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 128 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 2814 g

Reihe: Palgrave Studies in Cyberpsychology

Current knowledge about effective internet addiction treatment is limited. This book explores how 20 international internet addiction therapy experts experience the presenting problem of internet addiction in psychotherapy.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kuss, D.

Griffiths, M.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie Psychopathologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Differentielle Psychologie, Persönlichkeitspsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Internet Addiction: What is it? 2. Internet Addiction Treatment: The Therapists' View 3. Internet Addiction: Risk 4. Internet Addiction: A Real Addiction? 5. Internet Addiction: Real Life Implications

Über Autor(innen)

Daria Kuss is a Chartered Psychologist and Senior Lecturer at Nottingham Trent University, and has worked with clients suffering from internet addiction in a clinical setting. She has presented her research across Europe, and has published her findings prolifically in peer-reviewed journals and books. This is her second book.

Mark Griffiths is a Chartered Psychologist and Director of the International Gaming Research Unit at Nottingham Trent University. He has published over 450 refereed research papers, three books, 120 book chapters and over 1000 other articles, and has won 14 national and international awards for his research.