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mental health professionals.
Psychologist Dr. Kimberly
Young has spent the past 18 years
treating thousands of Americans
who suffer from the very real, and
increasingly common, affliction of
being addicted to their digital devices. Young — who founded the
Center for Internet Addiction in
1995 and has written five books
on the topic since then — says
she’s seen the problem increasing significantly in recent years,
with more and more people asking
about treatment options.
In response to the overwhelming demand for Internet addiction treatment, Young created
the 10-day inpatient treatment
program, open to adults over the
age of 18, which launched last
month with 16 beds for patients
and a full medical staff.
Young’s program is founded in
the principles of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy — a form of
talk therapy developed in the
1970s that focuses on a patient’s
thoughts and beliefs, rather than
his or her actions — complemented by special techniques and tools
for Internet a