Internet Addiction in Children and Adolescents

Risk Factors, Assessment, and Treatment

Kimberly S. Young, Nabuco De Abreu Cristiano
Springer
296 pages
ISBN-13: 978-0826133724
June 2017

This is the first book to thoroughly examine how early and easy access to the Internet and digital technologies impacts children and adolescents. Experts in the field examine the research that shows the social, cognitive, developmental, and academic problems that can result when children spend excessive time in front of screens. As a whole, the book provides an invaluable resource for those who need to assess, treat, and prevent Internet addiction in children and adolescents.