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If you can't be home from work for five minutes without checking your email, you may have a problem, and it may be worse than you think, says a Tel Aviv psychiatrist. You could be suffering from Internet addiction disorder, or you may just have nothing better to do. I added the last part. Dr. Pinhas Dannon of Tel Aviv University suggested the rest, though, and thinks IAD (as we know it .Shrink Sets Internet Addiction Alert To Orange (WebProNews)

A beloved Everett grandma, whose ex-husband allegedly murdered her after a fight over finances, was "blowing her money" on scratch-off lottery tickets, the most common gambling addiction in.Slain grandma's scratch-ticket addiction called all-too-common (Boston Herald)

Researchers also find that not only teenagers are at risk from Internet addiction.TA University psychiatrist redefines Internet addiction (Globes Online)

Labour's gambling reforms - which come into effect next week - will make it easier for children to bet online, experts have warned. The Royal College of Psychiatrists issued a last-minute plea for ministers to reconsider letting foreign gambling websites advertise on TV hereLabour's reforms will suck children into Net gambling, say experts (Daily Mail)

Internet addiction should be grouped with extreme addictive disorders such as gambling, sex addiction and kleptomania, an Israeli psychiatrist said.Internet addiction more serious than OCD (PhysOrg)

Is your first craving in the morning for your computer mouse? Do you obsessively check email in the middle of the night?If so, you may be among the ten percent of all Internet surfers afflicted with "Internet addiction disorder," a pathological condition that can lead to anxiety and severe depression. To better diagnose and treat Internet addiction, Dr. [click link for full article]Redefining And Treating 'Internet Addiction' (Medical News Today)