Usefulness of young's internet addiction test for clinical populations

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 393-399

  Kim, Seog Ju ^a   Park, Doo Heum ^b   Ryu, Seung Ho ^b   Yu, Jaehak ^b   Ha, Jee Hyun ^b  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Konkuk University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Clinical validity; Internet addiction; Internet Addiction Test; Young's

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; BULIMIA; CONDUCT DISORDER; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DSM-IV-TR; DYSTHYMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET ADDICTION; INTROSPECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER; POPULATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SYMPTOM; YOUNG INTERNET ADDICTION TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887906138     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08039488.2012.748826     Document Type: Article

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