Internet addiction disorder
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See also: internet addiction disorder
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First used in 1995 by Dr. Ivan K. Goldberg as a joke to parody the complexity and rigidity of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, but was shortly thereafter legitimized in some spaces as an actual disorder.
Noun[edit]
Internet addiction disorder (uncountable)
- (neurology, pathology) A disorder characterized by excessive Internet use that interferes with daily life.
Alternative forms[edit]
Synonyms[edit]
- IAD (initialism)