Problematic Internet experiences: Primary or secondary presenting problems in persons seeking mental health care?

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1136-1141

  Mitchell, Kimberly J ^a   Wells, Melissa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical; Internet; Mental health; Presenting problem; Treatment; USA

Indexed keywords

GAMBLING; HEALTH CARE; INTERNET; MENTAL HEALTH;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERNET; INTERNET ADDICTION; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OFFENDER; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; ROLE PLAYING; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SEXUAL MISCONDUCT; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547831000     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.05.015     Document Type: Article

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