The Center for Internet and Technology Addiction Blog - The Center for Internet and Technology Addiction The American Psychiatric Association is in the midst of a major debate on whether Internet Addiction should be classified and treated as a recognized disorder like depression and anxiety. In the case of video game use, I equate the positive feeling associated with gaming as a dopamine surge that follows the variable reinforcement schedule found in digital games. Here’s the full article from the online news site Multibriefs giving you further background into the problem as well as some suggested ways to avoid this pitfall. During my interview for the story, I point out that the physiology behind these games affects the player much like a slot machine. The full article is available here: Technology and Internet: The world’s largest slot machine
David Greenfield (author) Dr. David Neil Greenfield (born. June 15, 1956, in Bronx, New York) and is a practicing psychologist, author, lecturer, and professor. Upon graduating Paramus High School in 1974, Dr. After completing his education and fulfilling his requirements for Psychologist licensure in the states of New York (1988) and Connecticut (1987) he continued as a staff psychologist at Fairfield Hills Hospital until 1988; after leaving Fairfield Hills Hospital he on to a half-time psychologist position at Elmcrest Psychiatric Institute in Portland, Connecticut until 1990. In 1990, Dr. In 1996 Greenfield developed an active professional interest in the then, unknown field of computer and Internet addiction. Dr. Greenfield, D.N. (2013) Violence on the Internet and Digital Media. Greenfield, D.N. (2013) Technology: Friend or Foe? Greenfield, D.N. (2013) Virtual Addiction: Our Youth in the Age of the Internet and Digital Media. Greenfield, D.N. (2012) Internet Addiction and Digital Media Abuse.
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