BRMC Launches Nation’s First
Hospital-Based Internet Addiction Program
Bradford Regional Medical Center has launched the first hospital-based Internet addiction detox and recovery program in the United States as part of BRMC’s Behavioral Health Services division. The Internet Addiction Treatment and Recovery Program is an intensive 10-day digital detoxification and stabilization program under the care of a multidisciplinary medical team. The program is intended for individuals who have been unsuccessful in overcoming Internet addiction on their own and serves those 18 years of age and older. Kimberly Young, Psy.D., an internationally-renowned expert in Internet addiction treatment serves as the Medical Director of the program. Young is a licensed psychologist and a professor at St. Bonaventure University in Olean, NY. She has published numerous research articles, book chapters, and the first book to identify Internet addiction “I’ve studied Internet addiction since 1995,” Young said. “Back then, people laughed when I told them what I did. Today,...