GENERAL COURSE DESCRIPTION The popularity of the Internet has created a stir in the mental health community as clinicians are seeing more and more cases of Internet addiction in their practices. Given the newness of the disorder, therapists often feel unfamiliar with how to treat the problem and in some cases do not understand how the Internet actually works. This innovative course helps therapists identify the issues related to diagnosis and treatment of this new clinical problem. Similar to compulsive gambling, Internet addiction has been defined as an impulse-control disorder. Using modified DSM criteria, this course provides therapists with a framework to diagnose Internet addiction and reviews the risk factors and consequences of this new disorder. This course also reviews implications for diagnosing Internet addiction and outlines the subtypes of abuse such as to Internet pornography, online gaming, online affairs, and more. Finally, the course provides specialized recovery strategies and treatment outcome data with this emergent clinical population. The course consists of seven articles. The first article is a summary of the topic, providing a short synopsis of each of the other articles. The second explains the dynamics of Internet Addiction and reviews the symptoms that differentiate healthy from compulsive online use. The third article explains the subtypes of Internet addiction such as Internet pornography, chat rooms, Internet gaming, and Internet gambling. The fourth article describes several theories on why users become dependent or addicted to the Internet. This article explores how Internet-addicted clients use the Internet to seek out social support, sexual fulfillment, and create a virtual fantasy life that motivates and drives their addictive behavior. The fifth article reviews the consequences created by online abuse to marriages, families, and jobs, depending upon the unique situation of each client and provides interview and assessment tools to address this new clinical phenomenon. The sixth article provides actual treatment outcome data using cognitive behavior therapy with Internet addicts. Addicts remained symptom free after twelve-weekly sessions and six-months after treatment termination. The article is the first to provide outcome data with Internet addicts and will aid in future treatment planning with evidenced-based protocols unique to this emergent client population. The final article is a compilation of resources for further study and information.