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| December 06, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Financial Times Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

(From University Wire)

Byline: Sarah Chandonnet

There isn't a patch for this addiction. Just a power button.

According to some psychiatrists, Internet addiction is a psychological disorder. And compulsive away message-checking is just one symptom.

Six to 10 percent of America's 189 million internet users can be classified as having "Internet addiction disorder" or IAD, according to Hilarie Cash, a psychiatrist and CEO of Internet Addiction Services at the University of Pennsylvania at Bradford.

"Computers are accessible, affordable, acceptable and anonymous," Cash said. "All four factors make it very easy to go overboard." Symptoms of IAD include "intense…

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