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Internet addiction disorder and youth
Author(s) -
Wallace Patricia
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
embo reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.584
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1469-3178
pISSN - 1469-221X
DOI - 10.1002/embr.201338222
Subject(s) - addiction , the internet , mental health , psychology , social media , psychiatry , computer science , world wide web
Although not officially recognized as a disorder, obsessive use of the Internet is a very real problem that can negatively impact health, well being, social life and academic performance. But what is it and how should we treat it?