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Abstract

The Internet has been spreading rapidly since the late 1990’s. It exists as an indispensable tool in contemporary society. Japan’s individual Internet users have reached 80% of the population, which is convenient, but on the other hand, it is internet addiction that is becoming a some of problem. This review addresses the problems caused by Internet addiction. The term “#Internet addiction” refers to a situation in which “control over the use of the Internet becomes difficult and, despite various problems, it is in a state where it cannot be stopped”. It proposed first by Ivan Goldberg in 1995 [1]. Although there is no definite #diagnostic criteria of Internet addiction, Internet game disorder is indicated as an item under study in the Diagnostic and #Statistical Manual of #Mental Disorders (DSM) published by American Psychiatric Association (Table 1).

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Outline and Issues of Internet #Addiction by Mitsuhiro Nishitani in BJSTR