Distinguishing Core from Peripheral Psychiatric Symptoms: Addictive and Problematic Internet Gaming in North America, Europe, and China.

We explore the problem of distinguishing the relatively constant versus culturally variable dimensions of mental suffering and disorder in the context of a cross-cultural study of Internet gaming-related distress. We extend the conceptual contrast of "core" and "peripheral" symptoms drawn from game...

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Published in:Culture, Medicine & Psychiatry Vol. 43; no. 2; pp. 181 - 211
Main Authors: Snodgrass, Jeffrey G., Zhao, Wen, Lacy, Michael G., Zhang, Shaozeng, Tate, Rachel
Format: Journal Article
Published: Springer Nature Jun2019
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