Evaluation of an Internet addiction treatment program for Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong

Adolescence

Volumn 44, Issue 174, 2009, Pages 359-373

  Shek, Daniel T L ^a   Tang, Vera M Y ^a   Lo, C Y ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COUNSELING; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SELF HELP; SOCIAL WORK;

ADOLESCENT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CHILD; COUNSELING; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 77950747836     PISSN: 00018449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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