Problematic internet use and psychiatric co-morbidity in a population of Japanese adult psychiatric patients

Problematic internet use and psychiatric co-morbidity in a population of Japanese adult psychiatric patients

Abstract Background Many studies reported the high prevalence of problematic internet use (PIU) among adolescents (13–50%), and PIU was associated with various psychiatric symptoms. In contrast, only a few studies investigated the prevalence among the adult population (6%). This study aimed to inves...

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Main Authors: Hille T. de Vries, Takashi Nakamae, Kenji Fukui, Damiaan Denys, Jin Narumoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Subjects:
Internet addiction
Problematic internet use
Prevalence
Japan
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-018-1588-z

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