The association between attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and internet addiction: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Published in: BMC psychiatry Vol. 17; no. 1; pp. 260 - 12
• Main Authors: Wang, Bing-qian, Yao, Nan-qi, Zhou, Xiang, Liu, Jian, Lv, Zheng-tao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 19.07.2017; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Addictions; Adolescent; Adolescents; Adult; Age; Attention; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - complications; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - psychology; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Behavior, Addictive - complications; Behavior, Addictive - psychology; Case-Control Studies; Cross-Sectional Studies; Ethnicity; Evidence-based medicine; Female; Gender; Humans; Hyperactivity; Impulsive Behavior; Impulsivity; Internet; Internet addiction; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Mental disorders; Meta-analysis; Pathological Internet Use; Psychiatry; Quantitative psychology; Systematic review; Teenagers; Young Adult; Young adults; Systematic review; Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; Internet addiction; Meta-analysis

This study aimed to analyze the association between Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Internet addiction (IA). A systematic literature search was performed in four online databases in total including CENTRAL, EMBASE, PubMed and PsychINFO. Observational studies (case-control, cross-...