Conference
INTERNET ADDICTION OR PSYCHOPATHOLOGY IN DISGUISE? RESULTS FROM A SURVEY OF COLLEGE-AGED INTERNET USERS
Abstract
Purpose Internet addiction, is a term describing pathological, compulsive internet use and has an estimated prevalence of 6% among the general population and higher in students[1]. Extreme internet use may have significant public health importance as it has been attributed to several cardio-pulmonary deaths and at least one murder. While the pathological use of alcohol or drugs has been historically accepted as an addiction, questions remain …
Authors
Van Ameringen M; Simpson W; Patterson B; Turna J; Khalesi Z
Volume
28
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
June 2018
DOI
10.1016/j.euroneuro.2017.10.003
Conference proceedings
European Neuropsychopharmacology
Issue
6
ISSN
0924-977X