internet addiction

Changes proposed in how psychiatrists diagnose

Headlines from the Associated Press  Wed, 02/10/2010 - 00:25

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Don't say "mental retardation" - the new term is "intellectual disability." No more diagnoses of Asperger's syndrome - call it a mild version of autism instead.

And while "behavioral addictions" will be new to doctors' dictionaries, "Internet addiction" didn't make the cut....