Impact of addiction to internet on a number of psychiatric symptoms in students of Isfahan Universities, Iran, 2010

International Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 122-127

  Alavi, Seyyed Salman ^a   Alaghemandan, Hamed ^a   Maracy, Mohammadreza Reza ^b   Jannatifard, Fereshte ^c   Eslami, Mehdi ^d   Ferdosi, Masoud ^a  

^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

Addictive behavior; Internet; Students; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET ADDICTION; IRAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PARANOIA; PHOBIA; POSITIVE SYNDROME; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOLOGIST; PSYCHOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOMATIZATION; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

EID: 84856656834     PISSN: 20087802     EISSN: 20088213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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