Internet Addiction Clinically Defined in China
While American psychiatrists continue to debate whether an unhealthy affinity for all things online is really a illness or just a passing fancy, their Chinese counterparts have made up their minds. After creating halfway-houses and clinics to wean netizens off of their dependency, doctors there have now created an official classification of Internet addiction for people who spend six hours or more online daily. The affliction's symptoms include poor sleep, irritability, mental distress, and (surprise, surprise) a "yearning to be online" -- a condition that we typically call "visiting the in-laws." We're not entirely sure if this means that Chinese physicians can now subject anyone who is symptomatic to mandated shock therapy, but we've gone ahead and indefinitely postponed our 2009 Shanghai MeetUp just to be safe.





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Subscribe to commentsHead_HunterNov 10th 2008 4:19PM
Haha! That picture is hilarious, but oh so true! With phones out like the Krave (motorola.com/krave) who wouldn't become addicted to the internet. The Krave allows you to watch VCast Mobile TV, listen to MP3's and use your GPS w/o even opening your phone! As an employee of Motorola I can really say the Krave is a great phone!