Screening for Internet dependence: Do the proposed diagnostic criteria differentiate normal from dependent Internet use?

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-27

  Dowling, Nicki A ^a,c   Quirk, Kelly L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STANDARDS; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60049090090     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cpb.2008.0162     Document Type: Article

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