Clinical approaches to treatment of Internet addiction

Pharmacological Reports

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 187-191

  Przepiorka, Aneta Małgorzata ^a   Blachnio, Agata ^a   Miziak, Barbara ^b   Czuczwar, Stanisław Jerzy ^b,c  

^a JOHN PAUL II CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

^c INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavior therapy; Internet addiction; Pharmacologic treatment; Psychological therapy

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CITALOPRAM; ESCITALOPRAM; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; LAMOTRIGINE; MEMANTINE; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR AGONIST; METHYLPHENIDATE; NALTREXONE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; OPIATE AGONIST; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT; QUETIAPINE; SERTRALINE; VALPROIC ACID; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT;

BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; DRUG EFFICACY; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; INTERNET ADDICTION; REMISSION; REVIEW; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOLUTION FOCUSED BRIEF THERAPY WITH FAMILY THERAPY; TIME MANAGEMENT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; INTERNET;

ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; INTERNET;

EID: 84899648231     PISSN: 22995684     EISSN: 22995684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pharep.2013.10.001     Document Type: Review

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