Commentary on Van Rooij etal. (2011): 'Gaming addiction'- a psychiatric disorder or not?

Addiction

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 213-214

  Petry, Nancy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; DSM V; Epidemiology; Gaming; Internet; Video gaming

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTERNET; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; HUMANS; INTERNET; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; NETHERLANDS; TIME FACTORS; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 78649995380     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03132.x     Document Type: Note

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