Prevalence and effect of cyberchondria on academic performance among undergraduate dental students: An institutional based study

Background: Cyberchondria has been used to describe an increase in anxiety about one's health status as a result of excessive online searches. These online health research studies were associated with a small but reliable increase in depression and anxiety which may decrease concentration of a...

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Main Authors: Siva Kumar Patanapu, Chilukuri Sai Sreeja, Nagarani Veeraboina, Kandadi Vasavi Reddy, Sreenivas Voruganti, Patlola Anusha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:Industrial Psychiatry Journal
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Online Access:http://www.industrialpsychiatry.org/article.asp?issn=0972-6748;year=2022;volume=31;issue=2;spage=228;epage=234;aulast=Patanapu