Pathological internet use and psychiatric disorders:A cross-sectional study on psychiatric phenomenology and clinical relevance of internet dependency

European Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 136-145

  te Wildt, Bert Theodor ^a   Putzig, Inken ^a   Drews, Marion ^a   Lampen Imkamp, Stefanie ^a   Zedler, Markus ^a   Wiese, Birgitt ^a   Dillo, Wolfgang ^a   Ohlmeier, Martin Detlef ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Impulse control disorder; Internet dependency; Pathological Internet use

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BARRATT IMPULSIVENESS SCALE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISSOCIATIVE EXPERIENCE SCALE; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDER; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATHOLOGICAL INTERNET USE; PHENOMENOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

EID: 78649743354     PISSN: 02136163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4321/S0213-61632010000300002     Document Type: Article

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