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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 May 7.
Published in final edited form as: Annu Rev Clin Psychol. 2018 May 7;14:399–423. doi: 10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-032816-045120

Table 6.

Randomized trials for treatment of Internet addiction that included >25 participants per condition.

Author year Treatments N Weeks Sessions Internet use outcomes Significant effects relative to control or other conditions
Zhong, 2011 Group-based treatment as usual 29 n.r. n.r Online Cognition Scale No between-group statistical test at post-treatment. Benefit of family intervention at 3 months post-treatment.
Group-based family intervention 28 14 14
Zhu, 2012 Electroacupuncture (EA) 39 n.r. 20 Young Internet Addiction Test Benefit of CBT+EA compared to both other groups. Benefit of EA alone compared to CBT alone.
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) 36 n.r. 10
CBT + EA 37 n.r. 30