China recognises internet addiction as new disease"Feeling tense and angry because you cannot get online?" asks the state-run China Daily. Powerless to stop scouring scouring characterized by scour. scouring disease a colloquial name for secondary nutritional copper deficiency. eBay for second-hand bargains you don't really need? Unable to tear yourself away from stalking would-be love interests on Facebook? It could be a sign of "internet addiction", according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. psychologists in China, which could become the first nation to classify the problem as a clinical disorder. So what constitutes an official diagnosis? "I fall asleep with a laptop on my bed on top of 2 books is that bad?" asks one Lifehacker reader. A manual expected to be approved by the Chinese Ministry of Health says staying online for more than six hours a day, instead of working or studying, and having adverse reactions adverse reactions, n.pl unfavorable reactions resulting from administration of a local anesthetic; responsible factors include the drug used, concentration, and route of administration. from not being able to get online, are two major symptoms of Internet Addiction Disorder internet addiction disorder Internet misuse Psychology A maladaptive pattern of Internet use, leading to clinically significant impairment or distress Internet addiction disorder– (IAD (Integrated Access Device) A device that multiplexes a variety of communications technologies in the customer's premises onto a single telephone line for transmission to the carrier. It also demultiplexes the incoming streams into their respective channels. ). A tendency to overindulge o·ver·in·dulge v. o·ver·in·dulged, o·ver·in·dulg·ing, o·ver·in·dulg·es v.tr. 1. To indulge (a desire, craving, or habit) to excess: overindulging a fondness for chocolate. in activities such as online gaming, watching pornography, using social networking sites and internet shopping afflicts sufferers. The Chinese manual would be the first of its kind in the world, adding to the controversy over whether compulsive internet use should be officially viewed as a mental disorder mental disorder Any illness with a psychological origin, manifested either in symptoms of emotional distress or in abnormal behaviour. Most mental disorders can be broadly classified as either psychoses or neuroses (see neurosis; psychosis). Psychoses (e.g. . Earlier this year an editorial by a leading practitioner in the American Journal of Psychiatry The American Journal of Psychiatry (AJP) is the most widely read psychiatric journal in the world. It covers topics on biological psychiatry, treatment innovations, forensic, ethical, economic, and social issues. argued in favour of such a move. US academics have found that more than one in eight Americans showed at least one possible sign of problematic internet use, with some web surfers already starting to seek medical help. In China, which has faced strong criticism for its attempts to control what citizens can see online, said citizens could go to one of several scary-sounding boot camp-style rehabilitation clinics. Treatment includes not just counselling but military discipline, drugs, hypnosis and mild electric shocks. Tempted? 
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