Computer games in childhood and adolescence: Relations to addictive behavior, ADHD, and aggression;Computerspiele im kindes- und jugendalter unter besonderer betrachtung von suchtverhalten, ADHS und aggressivität

Zeitschrift fur Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 393-404

  Frölich, Jan ^a,b   Lehmkuhl, Gerd ^a   Döpfner, Manfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Addiction; Aggressive behavior; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); Computer games

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMPUTER PROGRAM; GAME; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INTERNET ADDICTION; LEISURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOTIVATION; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; VIOLENCE;

EID: 70249110393     PISSN: 14224917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/1422-4917.37.5.393     Document Type: Review

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