Is dysfunctional use of the mobile phone a behavioural addiction? Confronting symptom-based versus process-based approaches

Billieux, Joël, Philippot, Pierre, Schmid, Cécile, Maurage, Pierre, De Mol, Jan, Van der Linden, Martial·2015·Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy

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