Problematic usage of the internet: A policy map of the use of internet and its possible mental health consequences in adolescents across United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Australia, Canada, the United States, and New Zealand.
This work analyses policies related to the Problematic Usage of the Internet (PUI) and its relationships to adolescent mental health across the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Australia, Canada, the United States, and New Zealand. Using a policy path dependency framework, national legislatio...
| Published in: | Comprehensive Psychiatry Vol. 148 |
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Elsevier B.V.
Jun2026
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