Pathological Internet Use May Cause Teen Depression

Using the Internet pathologically, to the point where the behavior resembles an addiction, might put teens at risk for depression, according to a new study. Full story

Big changes proposed in psychiatric diagnoses

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. Full story

Newsweek: Internet addiction left my brother homeless

We all kid about being hooked on Facebook, but it doesn't really seem like the kind of thing anybody would need to go to rehab for. But I've believed for a while that Internet addiction, while controversial, is real. It's why my brother has been homeless for most of his adult life.