The effect of psychiatric symptoms on the internet addiction disorder in Isfahan's University students.
BACKGROUND: Internet addiction disorder is an interdisciplinary phenomenon and it has been studied from different viewpoints in terms of various sciences such as medicine, computer, sociology, law, ethics, and psychology. The aim of this study was to determine the association of psychiatric symptoms...
| Published in: | Journal of Research in Medical Sciences Vol. 16; no. 6; pp. 793 - 801 |
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Wolters Kluwer India Pvt Ltd
Jun2011
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