@article{1356125,
      note = {Originally released as DVD.},
      author = {Wood, Melanie.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1356125},
      title = {o.com cybersex addiction / [electronic resource] :},
      publisher = {Filmakers Library,},
      abstract = {This startling documentary reveals how the internet  contributes to alienation, especially in the area of human  sexuality. In North America alone, more than 8 million  people pursue sex online at least 11 hours a week. The  internet has actually removed touch and human contact from  sex. This film profiles people who find virtual encounters  more liberating and exciting than encounters with "real"  people. Nicole, a divorced 35-year old, lost her job and  seeks entertainment in an adult chat room. She begins to  spend more and more time there, seeking thrills and  validation in cyberspace. "It s all about being raunchy and  kinky because it is anonymous" she says. Alan, 56 and a  successful lawyer, kept his obsession for pornography in  check until his office connected him to the internet. He  quickly became obsessed with orgasms online. "It just  wreaked havoc with my working life, " says Alan. He started  living entirely in the secret virtual world and was unable  to work effectively. Eventually he sought help from an  addiction clinic. The film introduces Dr Sylvain Bones who  is publishing a major study on the online sexual behavior  of university students. Several therapists are heard from,  including Richard Davis, one of the first to research the  pathological internet use. There is a strong lobby among  psychologists to give cybersex addiction recognition in the  Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) of mental  disorders. This is a unique resource for classes in  psychology, human sexuality and sociology.},
      recid = {1356125},
      pages = {1 online resource (48 min.).},
      address = {New York, NY :},
      year = {2006},
}