@inbook{10.7249/j.ctt14bs4q1.9, ISBN = {9780833088246}, URL = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7249/j.ctt14bs4q1.9}, abstract = {The Internet provides healthy people the opportunity for a variety of benefits, including social engagement, emotional support, skill development, financial gains, education, and entertainment. However, Internet activities have also been found to be related to problems with some users’ daily functioning and psychosocial well-being, prompting clinicians and social scientists to attempt to understand and address this historically novel phenomenon. These problems came to the attention of mental health clinicians who began to see patients with difficulties controlling their Internet activities. The cases included college students who failed out of school due to constant Internet gaming that distracted them from their}, bookauthor = {Joshua Breslau and Eyal Aharoni and Eric R. Pedersen and Laura L. Miller}, booktitle = {A Review of Research on Problematic Internet Use and Well-Being: With Recommendations for the U.S. Air Force}, pages = {1--2}, publisher = {RAND Corporation}, title = {Introduction}, year = {2015} }