Abstract: This new publication of the CQLD is the result of a review of the studies on cyberaddiction with the aim of determining its fundamentals and establishing some perspectives for the future. It offers an innovative vision with regards to a more rigorous definition of this phenomenon and it raises promising questions concerning the upcoming research of its causes, the need for a solid theory to frame it and the development of prevention, screening, diagnostic and treatment tools.
Keywords: impulse control disorder; diagnosis; prevention; treatment program; internet; Canada; Quebec