Internet Addiction: A Literature Review
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A detailed literature review on Internet addiction from 1995 to 2023 has been reported in this article. Many psychologists were of the opinion that there might be some existing psychopathologies in people which prompted them to Internet addiction. This observation is extended into viewing the possibility that internet addiction might be masking other issues that need to be dealt with within therapy.
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