The effect of psychiatric symptoms on the internet addiction disorder in Isfahan's university students

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 793-800

  Alavi, Seyyed Salman ^a   Maracy, Mohammad Reza ^b   Jannatifard, Fereshte ^c   Eslami, Mehdi ^d  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c Isfahan Education Organization Iran   (Iran)

^d Shohadaye Lenjan Hospital   (Iran)

Author keywords

Internet Addiction; Internet Users; Psychiatric Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGGRESSION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST 90 REVISION QUESTIONNAIRE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INTERNET ADDICTION; IRAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PARANOIA; PHOBIA; PSYCHOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOMATIZATION; STUDENT; YOUNG DIAGNOSTIC QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 79960077012     PISSN: 17351995     EISSN: 17357136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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