Pathological Internet use among European adolescents: psychopathology and self-destructive behaviours

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1093-1102

  Kaess, Michael ^a   Durkee, Tony ^b   Brunner, Romuald ^a   Carli, Vladimir ^b   Parzer, Peter ^a   Wasserman, Camilla ^c,d   Sarchiapone, Marco ^d   Hoven, Christina ^c,e   Apter, Alan ^f   Balazs, Judit ^g,h   Balint, Maria ⁱ   Bobes, Julio ^j   Cohen, Renaud ^k   Cosman, Doina ^l   Cotter, Padraig ^m   Fischer, Gloria ^a   Floderus, Birgitta ^b   Iosue, Miriam ^d   Haring, Christian ⁿ   Kahn, Jean Pierre ^k   Musa, George J ^e   Nemes, Bogdan ^l   Postuvan, Vita ^o   Resch, Franz ^a   Saiz, Pilar A ^j   Sisask, Merike ^p   Snir, Avigal ^f   Varnik, Airi ^p   Žiberna, Janina ^o   Wasserman, Danuta ^b   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^e Department of Medicine   (United States)

^f TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^g Vadaskert Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Hospital   (Hungary)

^h EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

ⁱ Pedagogical and Psychological Counsel   (Hungary)

^j UNIVERSIDAD DE OVIEDO   (Spain)

^k UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

^l IULIU HATIEGANU UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^m NATIONAL SUICIDE RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Ireland)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Austria)

^o UNIVERSITY OF PRIMORSKA   (Slovenia)

^p TALLINN UNIVERSITY   (Estonia)

more..

Author keywords

Internet addiction; Internet gaming disorder; Pathological Internet use; Psychopathology; SEYLE; Suicidal behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTOMUTILATION; CONDUCT DISORDER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CONDUCT DISORDER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 84922332155     PISSN: 10188827     EISSN: 1435165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00787-014-0562-7     Document Type: Article

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