1.0 link 139296 <![CDATA[Ruinedscape: A New Form of Internet Based Child Abuse]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/doug-bremner/ruinedscape-a-new-form-of_b_139296.html Back to my field of psychiatry, where I have identified a new syndrome for DSM-5, which I called Internet Mediated Childhood Abuse (IMCA).

This syndrome is associated with depression, loss of self esteem, feelings of unreality and loss of interest in normal online activities.

My 11 year old son and I have been struggling with this particularly virulent form of internet-based childhood abuse in the form of an online gaming program called Runescape, which has 15 million users world-wide. This company...

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