A critical account of DSM-5 criteria for internet gaming disorder

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 93-98

  Kardefelt Winther, Daniel ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Internet addiction; Internet gaming disorder; Online gaming addiction; Video game addiction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924971552     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: 14767392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/16066359.2014.935350     Document Type: Article

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