The screens culture: Impact on ADHD

ADHD Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 327-334

  Weiss, Margaret D ^a   Baer, Susan ^a   Allan, Blake A ^b   Saran, Kelly ^a   Schibuk, Heidi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

ADHD; Children; Computer use; Gaming; Internet addiction

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COUNSELING; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY THERAPY; GAME; HUMAN; INTERNET ADDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RECREATION; REVIEW; REWARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CHILD; HUMANS; INTERNET; RISK FACTORS; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 81455137426     PISSN: 18666116     EISSN: 18666647     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12402-011-0065-z     Document Type: Review

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