The relationship between excessive internet use and depression: A questionnaire-based study of 1,319 young people and adults

Psychopathology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 121-126

  Morrison, Catriona M ^a   Gore, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Addiction; Depression; Internet use, excessive; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75149196954     PISSN: 02544962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000277001     Document Type: Article

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