Maressa Orzack

Maressa Hecht Orzack
BornFebruary 5, 1924
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedNovember 10, 2010(2010-11-10) (aged 86)
Alma materColumbia University
Known forComputer Addiction
Scientific career
FieldsPsychologist

Maressa Hecht Orzack (February 5, 1924 – November 10, 2010) was an American psychologist who was clinical associate in psychology at McLean Hospital; Coordinator of Behavior Therapy Affective Disease Program, also at McLean Hospital and assistant clinical professor of psychology, Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.[1] She also held private practice at Newton Centre.[2]

Orzack's research included various forms of computer addiction, including Internet addiction[3] and computer game addiction.[4] Recently, her research has focused on the addictive nature of MMORPG games.[5]

  1. ^ "Psychology Clinical Training Faculty". Maclean Hospital. Retrieved 8 March 2008.
  2. ^ "Computer Addiction Services". Archived from the original on 14 July 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2008.
  3. ^ Belluck, Pam (1 December 1996). "The Symptoms of Internet Addiction". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
  4. ^ Marriott, Michel (12 March 1998). "When Love Turns to Obsession, Games Are No Game". New York Times. Retrieved 8 March 2008.
  5. ^ Ferguson, Dylan (28 March 2007). "World of warcrack — The addictive power of role-playing games". The Manitoban Online. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2010.