The Cognitive Psychopathology of Internet Gaming Disorder in Adolescence

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1635-1645

  King, Daniel L ^a   Delfabbro, Paul H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescent; CBT; Cognition; Internet gaming disorder; Psychopathology; Video gaming

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; COGNITION; DIAGNOSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; COGNITION; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84957973806     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-016-0135-y     Document Type: Article

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