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Kimberly Young Info
Dr. Kimberly Young has developed the first empirically-based treatment plan for Internet addiction.

She founded the Center for Internet Addiction in 1995 and travels nationally conducting seminars on the impact of the Internet.

DR. KIMBERLY YOUNG, PSY.D., a licensed clinical psychologist, is professor of management sciences at St. Bonaventure University. An internationally recognized pioneer in the field of Internet addiction, she is director of the Center for Online Addiction and author of the groundbreaking books, Caught in the Net and Tangled in the Web.

First article found about Kimberly Young that could be of use.

http://articles.latimes.com/1998/may/11/news/ls-48486

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/427674.stm

"About the Author" Kimberly young bio - http://www.zurinstitute.com/kyoung.html

Possible source for info - http://search.apa.org/search?query=Issues+for+Internet+Addiction+as+a+New+Diagnosis+in+the+DSM-V

Review of 'Caught in the Net': http://psychcentral.com/caught.htm

Kimberly Young
Dr. Kimberly Young is a psychologist and an internationally known expert on Internet addiction disorder and online behaviour. She founded the Center for Internet Addiction in 1995 and is a psychology professor at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford with PhD with in clinical psychology.

Books & Book Chapters

 * 1) Caught in the Net:  How to Recognize Internet addiction and A Winning Strategy for Recover. (1998)
 * 2) Evaluation and treatment of Internet Addiction (Chapter), in Innovations in Clinical Practice: A Source Book. (1999)
 * 3) Tangled in the Web: Understanding Cybersex from Fantasy to Addiction. (2001)
 * 4) Internet Addiction: The consequences of a new clinical phenomena (Chapter), in Psychology and the New Media. (2004)
 * 5) Controlling Internet Abuse in the Workplace: A Framework for Risk Management (Chapter), in Transformation of the Workplace: The Web and Work in the 21st Century. (2006)
 * 6) Breaking Free of the Web: Catholics and Internet Addiction. (2007)
 * 7) Internet Sex Addiction: Risk Factors, Stage, and Treatment (Chapter), in American Behavioural Scientist – Psychology and the New Media. (2008)
 * 8) Gamers Anonymous: Understanding and Treating Online Gaming Addiction. (2009)