so the general ridiculousness of adding an addiction to an activity to the DSM seems to be justifyable only in light of some mometary gain for someone. I cant help but wonder who has figured out a way to make an obnoxious amount of money "treating" internet addiction (or some similar nonsense) and is held back in his endeavor only by the fact that internet addiction is fictional. Once added to the DSM however, it becomes a legitimate disorder and thus a revenue stream for someone. I'm guessing that someone is behind these lobbying efforts to get internet addiction legitimized.
Imagine little 'live strong' bracelets supporting internet addiction recovery...marathons...etc etc. I mean cancer makes A LOT of money =P
I imagine that at some point in the past, the same analysis could have been applied to ADD/ADHD, and based on how much money the pharmaceutical companies make from these "disorders" it would have been an accurate analysis. Internet addiction might just be on a similar path, though not necessarily to the benefit of big pharma.
