Internet Gaming Disorder

Internet gaming disorders are defined by continuous and repeated involvement with video games, often leading to significant daily, work and / or educational disruptions and has been suggested by America Psychiatric Association (APA) as a tentative psychiatric disorder that requires further study

 

Cluster Number:
Wiki Number: PW109
Diagnosis: Internet Gaming Disorder
US Patients: 3% of players develop a pathological disorder
World Patients:
Sex Ratio: M+;W
Age Onset: Adolescents
Brain Area: Rewards release dopamine regularly.
Symptoms: Compulsive use of video games impairing ability to function; lack of self-control over gaming, neglect of personal life
Progression: Use develops increased anxiety, phobia and depression in young adults more than adolescents.
Causes: Behavioral addiction can develop due to rewards and reinforcements
Medications:
Therapies:

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  • Development and Psychometric Evaluation of a DSM-V-Based Social Networking Site Use Disorder Test: The SNS-DT-10
    by Arshiya Sangchooli on January 24, 2022

    While the problematic use of Social Networking Sites (SNS) has been observed in some individuals, few validated and widely accepted measures are available to assess and screen for problematic use. This is an attempt at adapting the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-based Internet Gaming Disorder Test-10 (IGDT-10) measure to assess SNS use disorder and problematic SNS use in the form of the SNS use disorder Test-10 (SNS-DT-10) questionnaire, and assessing its validity and...

  • Diagnostic Contribution of the DSM-5 Criteria for Internet Gaming Disorder
    by Tao Luo on January 24, 2022

    Background: Internet gaming disorder (IGD) can have long-term severe consequences in affected individuals, especially adolescents and young people. Empirical studies of IGD using the DSM-5 criteria are still lacking. This study aimed to evaluate the contribution of specific criteria to the diagnosis of IGD based on the DSM-5 in the context of Chinese culture. Methods: The Chinese version of the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short Form (IGDS9-SF) was applied to investigate the prevalence of IGD...

  • MRI-Based Radiomic Machine-Learning Model May Accurately Distinguish between Subjects with Internet Gaming Disorder and Healthy Controls
    by Xu Han on January 21, 2022

    Purpose To identify cerebral radiomic features related to the diagnosis of Internet gaming disorder (IGD) and construct a radiomics-based machine-learning model for IGD diagnosis. Methods A total of 59 treatment-naïve subjects with IGD and 69 age- and sex-matched healthy controls (HCs) were recruited and underwent anatomic and diffusion-tensor magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The features of the morphometric properties of gray matter and diffusion properties of white matter were extracted for...

  • Digital interventions in mental health: evidence syntheses and economic modelling
    by Lina Gega on January 20, 2022

    CONCLUSIONS: Digital interventions may offer good value for money as an alternative to 'doing nothing' or 'doing something non-therapeutic' (e.g. monitoring or having a general discussion), but their added value compared with medication, face-to-face therapy and printed manuals is uncertain. Clinical outcomes rather than intervention costs drive 'value for money'.