Internet addiction: A real problem in America?
But doctors say as that generation gets older, more and more hospitals are treating a relatively new issue in society: Diagnosed internet addiction. Dr. Kimberly Young runs the nation's first and only inpatient internet addiction center. She said just …
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Child internet addicts sent to £4500 a week addiction clinics
He said: “There's no treatment on the NHS for gaming addicts so we have to send them to private clinics that can charge up to £4,500 a week – that can last for four weeks and means being treated in an in-patient clinics.” While most UK clinics will not …
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Is Internet Addiction as Damaging as Drugs, Alcohol and Gambling?
Internet addiction is said to be more pervasive than alcoholism in the United States, and while treatment is available, how do you know when you need it? Dr. Kimberly Young is founder of the Center for Internet Addiction at Bradford Regional Medical …
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Are you addicted to your screen devices?
"It's not just about Internet use, it's about any screen kind of device," says Dr. Kimberly Young from the Center for Internet Addiction. We spoke to Dr. Kimberly … Treatment is an extreme solution, but sometimes just self-awareness is enough. The …
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Four beds ready to treat Internet addicts
That sentiment could change on Monday, when the country's first inpatient treatment program for Internet addiction opens at Bradford Regional Medical Center in Pennsylvania. "I've been studying Internet addiction since 1994," says Dr. Kimberly Young, …
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Pine Grove's Sexual Addiction Treatment Program Announces Name Change
Pine Grove renames their Sexual Addiction Treatment Program. Pine Grove's internationally renowned program offers high-quality treatment for people seeking help and hope from sex addiction, sexual anorexia, love and relationship addiction and sexual …
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Four beds ready to treat Internet addicts
That sentiment could change on Monday, when the country's first inpatient treatment program for Internet addiction opens at Bradford Regional Medical Center in Pennsylvania. "I've been studying Internet addiction since 1994," says Dr. Kimberly Young, …
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Pennsylvania hospital to open country's first inpatient treatment program for …
The story of Roberts, who came to grips with his addiction through years of therapy and spiritual retreats, is not unique. Treatment facilities have sprung up in recent years, but a psychiatric hospital in central Pennsylvania is now set to become the …
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Now There's A Hospital-Based Treatment Facility for Internet Addicts
The program is run by Kimberly Young, a psychologist who began studying Internet addiction in 1994 after watching her friend's marriage disintegrate while her husband spent 50 hours a week in AOL chat rooms. The divorce made Young curious about how …
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Journey Healing Centers Now Contracted with Blue Cross Blue Shield of …
Journey Healing Centers addiction treatment centers is now contracted with Blue Cross coverage in Arizona for their Intensive Outpatient clients in their Scottsdale centers. Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Google+ Share on LinkedIn Email a …
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Advice on Addiction in Boomers, Part 1
Readers have been sending questions about baby boomers and addiction to Dr. Barbara Krantz, an addiction expert at the Hanley Center, a nonprofit addiction recovery center in West Palm Beach, Fla. Enlarge This Image. Dr. Barbara Krantz, medical …
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Pennsylvania Hospital Opens First Inpatient Internet Addiction Program [Video]
Internet addiction “is a problem in this country that can be more pervasive than alcoholism,” Kimberly Young, a doctor with the program, told Fox News. Although normally involved with treatment of drug and alcohol addictions, the specialists emphasize …
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Business Watch: Pathway Family Services offers outpatient drug treatment
Pathway Family Services has received its license to begin treating teenagers dealing with substance abuse on an outpatient basis. Kameron Labahn-Patrick, vice president of Pathway's residential and treatment services, said assessments of substance …
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