The economic burden of adolescent internet addiction: A Korean health cost case study.

While internet saturation is the source of a number of benefits, such as productivity increases and general economic growth, it has given rise to concerns over the emergence of a new clinical disorder: internet addiction. Noting the extent of high internet use amongst adolescents in the Republic of...

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Published in:	Social Science Journal Vol. 63; no. 3; pp. 974 - 988
Main Authors:	Mead, Robert W., Nall, Edward
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd May/Jun2026
Subjects:	Internet addiction Medical care costs Mental depression Adolescent psychology Koreans
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost