TY  - BOOK
AU  - Breslau,Joshua
AU  - Aharoni,Eyal
AU  - Miller,Laura L.
AU  - Pedersen,Eric R.
ED  - Project Air Force (U.S.)
TI  - A review of research on problematic internet use and well-being: with recommendations for the U.S. Air Force 
T2  - Research report
SN  - 0833090224
AV  - RC569.5.I54 B74 2015eb
U1  - 616.8584 23
PY  - 2015///]
CY  - Santa Monica, Calif.
PB  - RAND Corporation
KW  - United States
KW  - Air Force
KW  - Airmen
KW  - Mental health
KW  - fast
KW  - Internet addiction
KW  - Treatment
KW  - Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
KW  - Behavior, Addictive
KW  - Behavior
KW  - Compulsive Behavior
KW  - Computer Communication Networks
KW  - Computer Systems
KW  - Computing Methodologies
KW  - Impulsive Behavior
KW  - Information Science
KW  - Internet
KW  - Journal Article
KW  - Military Personnel
KW  - Named Groups
KW  - Occupational Groups
KW  - Persons
KW  - Psychiatry and Psychology
KW  - Publication Characteristics
KW  - Publication Formats
KW  - Review
KW  - COMPUTERS
KW  - General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Health & Biological Sciences
KW  - hilcc
KW  - Psychiatric Disorders, Individual
KW  - Psychiatry
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - "RAND Project Air Force."; "RR-849-AF."--Page 4 of cover; Includes bibliographical references (pages 30-43)
N2  - This report reviews the scientific literature on the epidemiology, prevention, and treatment of problematic Internet use (PIU) with the goal of informing Air Force policies aimed at mitigating PIU's negative impact on operations and the mental health of Airmen. The report is motivated by a recent RAND study estimating that 6 percent of Airmen have PIU. Individuals with PIU, similar to people with substance addictions, suffer from excessive and compulsive online activities, symptoms of tolerance and withdrawal, and functional impairment. PIU is also strongly associated with other mental health problems including major depression. However, at present there is no single accepted definition of PIU, and no up-to-date estimates of the prevalence of PIU in the general U.S. population are available. A range of prevention and treatment approaches have been developed, but none has been rigorously tested in clinical trials. Prevention programs rely on workplace Internet policies and strategies to help individuals self-regulate their Internet use. Treatment approaches that have proven feasible and acceptable to patients with PIU include adaptations of cognitive-behavioral therapy, an evidence-based treatment for depression and anxiety, to the specific symptoms of PIU. Based on our findings, we recommend: (1) increasing awareness of PIU among organizational leadership and mental health professionals, (2) incorporating content related to PIU into existing trainings related to mental health, (3) providing support for self-regulation of Internet use on the job by incorporating PIU management principles into Internet use policies, and (4) continuing monitoring of the emerging scientific literature on PIU
UR  - http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7249/j.ctt14bs4q1
ER  -