Treatment of internet addiction: A meta-analysis

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 317-329

  Winkler, Alexander ^a   Dörsing, Beate ^a   Rief, Winfried ^a   Shen, Yuhui ^a   Glombiewski, Julia A ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Addiction; Internet; Meta analysis; Psychological; Review; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; ESCITALOPRAM; METHYLPHENIDATE;

AGE DISTRIBTUTION; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANXIETY DISORDER; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA EXTRACTION; DEPRESSION; EMBASE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERNET ADDICTION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; NORTH AMERICA; PATIENT COUNSELING; PQDT OPEN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCINFO; PSYNDEX; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REALITY THERAPY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDITY; WORLDCAT;

BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 84872720722     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: 18737811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2012.12.005     Document Type: Review

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