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Comment
. 1997 Feb;80(1):81-2.
doi: 10.2466/pr0.1997.80.1.81.

Psychology of computer use: XLIII. Some comments on 'addictive use of the Internet' by Young

M Griffiths  1
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Psychology of computer use: XLIII. Some comments on 'addictive use of the Internet' by Young

M Griffiths. Psychol Rep. 1997 Feb.

Abstract

This paper adds further comments to a case description by Young on addictive use of the Internet. Brief comments relating to the Internet as a behavioural addiction and the problem of to what users are actually addicted, are discussed.

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