Structural alterations in the prefrontal cortex mediate the relationship between Internet gaming disorder and depressed mood

Scientific Reports

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Choi, Jihye ^a   Cho, Hyun ^a   Kim, Jin Young ^a   Jung, Dong Jin ^a   Ahn, Kook Jin ^a   Kang, Hang Bong ^b   Choi, Jung Seok ^c   Chun, Ji Won ^a   Kim, Dai Jin ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University Boramae Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PATHOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOLOGY; VIDEO GAME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; VIDEO GAMES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85018944302     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-01275-5     Document Type: Article

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