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The present study aim at identifying the level of internet addiction and its relation to some psychological disorders among secondary school students and to identify the differences in psychological disorders to the degree of addiction and differences psychological disorders of internet addicts according to gender variable. The sample consisted of 258 students, who taught in the secondary schools of mascara in western Algeria; applied the internet addiction test and psychological disorders questionnaire, the study revealed the following results: 1) there is a positive correlation between internet addiction and psychological disorders among secondary school students. 2) There are differences in psychological disorders among high and low internet addicts of secondary school students in favor of addicts. 3) There are differences in the psychological disorders of internet addicts according to the gender variable in favor of females. (Published abstract)