Internet gaming disorder or internet addiction? A plea for conceptual clarity

Clinical Neuropsychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue 3-5, 2014, Pages 145-146

  Schimmenti, Adriano ^a   Caretti, Vincenzo ^b   La Barbera, Daniele ^c  

^a UKE Kore University of Enna   (Italy)

^b LUMSA UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DSM-5; GAME; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERNET ADDICTION; INTERNET GAMING DISORDER; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; SOCIAL NETWORK;

EID: 84913585110     PISSN: 17244935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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