Internet addiction: a 21st century epidemic?

Abstract Internet addiction, while not yet officially codified within a psychopathological framework, is growing both in prevalence and within the public consciousness as a potentially problematic condition with many parallels lunchbag to existing recognized disorders.The rapid and unfettered increase in the number of people accessing a relatively unrestricted internet substantially increases the possibility that those suffering with an underlying psychological comorbidity may be at serious risk of developing an Hoodie addiction to the internet, lending further credence to this hitherto understudied condition.In this commentary, I outline my recommendations for improved diagnosis, study and prevention of internet addiction.