Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 50, Issue 3 , Pages 251-256 , May 2009

The effect of methylphenidate on Internet video game play in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

  • Doug Hyun Han

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Chung Ang University Medical School, Seoul 140-757, South Korea
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  • Young Sik Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Chung Ang University Medical School, Seoul 140-757, South Korea
    • ,
  • Churl Na

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Chung Ang University Medical School, Seoul 140-757, South Korea
    • ,
  • Jee Young Ahn

      Affiliations

    • Haeundae-Centum Medical Center, Busan 612-600, South Korea
    • ,
  • Un Sun Chung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, South Korea
    • ,
  • Melissa A. Daniels

      Affiliations

    • McLean Hospital Brain Imaging Center and Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Belmont, MA 02478, USA
    • ,
  • Charlotte A. Haws

      Affiliations

    • The Brain Institute, The Utah University, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA
    • ,
  • Perry F. Renshaw

      Affiliations

    • The Brain Institute, The Utah University, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 801 587 1216; fax: +1 801 585 5375.

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doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2008.08.011

Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 50, Issue 3 , Pages 251-256 , May 2009

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