Problematic internet use and health in adolescents: Data from a high school survey in Connecticut

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 836-845

  Liu, Timothy C ^a,b   Desai, Rani A ^a   Krishnan Sarin, Suchitra ^a   Cavallo, Dana A ^a   Potenza, Marc N ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTERNET ADDICTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CONNECTICUT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79959574040     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.10m06057     Document Type: Article

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