Internet Gaming Disorder in children and adolescents

Gentile, DA, Bailey, K, Bavelier, D, Brockmyer, JF, Cash, H, Coyne, SM, Doan, A, Grant, DS, Green, CS, Griffiths, M ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-6524, Markle, T, Petry, NM, Prot, S, Rae, CD, Rehbein, F, Rich, M, Sullivan, D, Woolley, E and Young, K, 2017. Internet Gaming Disorder in children and adolescents. Pediatrics, 140 (Supp 2), S81-S85. ISSN 0031-4005

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Abstract

The American Psychiatric Association recently included Internet gaming disorder (IGD) as a potential diagnosis, recommending that further study be conducted to help illuminate it more clearly. This paper is a summary of the review undertaken by the IGD Working Group as part of the 2015 National Academy of Sciences Sackler Colloquium on Digital Media and Developing Minds. By using measures based on or similar to the IGD definition, we found that prevalence rates range between ∼1% and 9%, depending on age, country, and other sample characteristics. The etiology of IGD is not well-understood at this time, although it appears that impulsiveness and high amounts of time gaming may be risk factors. Estimates for the length of time the disorder can last vary widely, but it is unclear why. Although the authors of several studies have demonstrated that IGD can be treated, no randomized controlled trials have yet been published, making any definitive statements about treatment impossible. IGD does, therefore, appear to be an area in which additional research is clearly needed. We discuss several of the critical questions that future research should address and provide recommendations for clinicians, policy makers, and educators on the basis of what we know at this time.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Pediatrics
Creators:	Gentile, D.A., Bailey, K., Bavelier, D., Brockmyer, J.F., Cash, H., Coyne, S.M., Doan, A., Grant, D.S., Green, C.S., Griffiths, M., Markle, T., Petry, N.M., Prot, S., Rae, C.D., Rehbein, F., Rich, M., Sullivan, D., Woolley, E. and Young, K.
Publisher:	American Academy of Pediatrics
Date:	November 2017
Volume:	140
Number:	Supp 2
ISSN:	0031-4005
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1542/peds.2016-1758H DOI
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Linda Sullivan
Date Added:	08 Nov 2017 15:53
Last Modified:	08 Nov 2017 15:53
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/31998

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