Prevalence of internet addiction and its relation with depression, anxiety and stress in medical students of Pakistan.
Internet addiction (IA) is broadly defined as a non-chemical, behavioral addiction, which involves human-machine interaction, bringing in negative impacts in the person's mental and physical health equally and affecting his/her general wellbeing. The main aim of the study is to determine the prevale...
| Publicado en: | Psychology, Health & Medicine Vol. 31; no. 6; pp. 1405 - 1415 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jul2026
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