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Treatment of Internet Addiction

Internet addiction treatment is a new area of paradigm and concept. Many disputes and controversies exist, and there are no apparent guidelines or consensus about Internet addiction treatment currently. This short paper presents a few recent reports on Internet addiction treatment. Some drugs were tried for Internet addiction but no definite evidence emerged supporting the use of any drug. But much new information about SSRI, bupropion, naltrexone and methylphenidate in the treatment of Internet addiction became available. Many psychosocial approaches were also tried for patients with Internet addiction, including cognitive behavioral therapy, reality therapy, solution focused therapy, family intervention, and camping schools targeted for adolescents and adult addicts. But systematic meta-analysis showed many limitations of the different approaches and research. Although the approaches were not complete failures, many difficult problems arose from the start-up of therapy. In the future more precise and scientific definitions relating to Internet addiction, development of concepts and the establishment of criteria for therapy of Internet addiction will be formulated.