Clinical and dynamic model of development of computer addiction
The aim of the study was to describe the clinical and dynamic model of computer addiction (CA) development. The authors concluded that the clinical picture of this disorder is presented by episodes of computer related activities and by off-episode periods. The components of episode and off-episode period form the syndrome of addiction to computer related activities. During the development process of this disorder, severity and complication of symptoms occur due to the addition of the syndrome of altered reactivity and the syndrome of personality changes. The clinical and dynamic model of CA is characterized by sequence of stages including the initial stage and the stage of expanded clinical picture. At the stage of expanded clinical picture the disorder may have permanent, recurrent and intermittent types of courses.