Problematic smartphone use: A conceptual overview and systematic review of relations with anxiety and depression psychopathology

2016/10/07 by Jon D. Elhai, Robert D. Dvorak, Jason C. Levine +1 · 1,657 citations
Psychology · Social Sciences · #Anxiety #Child Development and Digital Technology #Clinical psychology #Depression (economics) #Impact of Technology on Adolescents #Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies #Psychiatry #Psychology #Psychopathology #Psychotherapist

paper · open access · doi:10.1016/j.jad.2016.08.030

published in Journal of Affective Disorders 207, 251-259 (Elsevier BV)

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