ArticleJournal of behavioral addictions2017
Lost in the chaos: Flawed literature should not generate new disorders.
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- Persistence in Problematic Internet Use-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in sociology · 2020Pooled it
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- Video Game Playing and Internet Gaming Disorder: A Profile of Young Adolescents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Using Theoretical Models of Problematic Internet Use to Inform Psychological Formulation: A Systematic Scoping Review.Clinical child psychology and psychiatry · 2023Article
- Game-related behaviors among children and adolescents after school closure during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study.PCN reports : psychiatry and clinical neurosciences · 2022Article
- The advantages and downsides of online focus groups for conducting research on addictive online behaviours.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2022Article
- Prevalence and Risk Factors of Problematic Internet Use among Hungarian Adult Recreational Esports Players.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The relationship between mental well-being and dysregulated gaming: a specification curve analysis of core and peripheral criteria in five gaming disorder scales.Royal Society open science · 2021Article
- Internet gaming disorder behaviours: a preliminary exploration of individualism and collectivism profiles.BMC psychiatry · 2021Article
- Current Research and Viewpoints on Internet Addiction in Adolescents.Current pediatrics reports · 2021Review
- More stringent criteria are needed for diagnosing internet gaming disorder: Evidence from regional brain features and whole-brain functional connectivity multivariate pattern analyses.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2020Article
- Identifying individuals in need of help for their uncontrolled gaming: A narrative review of concerns and comments regarding gaming disorder diagnostic criteria.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2020Review
- Laxer Clinical Criteria for Gaming Disorder May Hinder Future Efforts to Devise an Efficient Diagnostic Approach: A Tree-Based Model Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2019Article
- Internet gaming disorder: Feeling the flow of social games.Addictive behaviors reports · 2019Article
- A weak scientific basis for gaming disorder: Let us err on the side of caution.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2018Article
- Gamers' insights into the phenomenology of normal gaming and game "addiction": A mixed methods study.Computers in human behavior · 2018Article
- A Cross-Lagged Study of Developmental Trajectories of Video Game Engagement, Addiction, and Mental Health.Frontiers in psychology · 2018Article
- Neurobiological Correlates in Internet Gaming Disorder: A Systematic Literature Review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2018Review
- Established risk factors for addiction fail to discriminate between healthy gamers and gamers endorsing DSM-5 Internet gaming disorder.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2017Article
- Measures of behavioral function predict duration of video game play: Utilization of the Video Game Functional Assessment - Revised.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2017Article
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Abstract
The paper by Kuss, Griffiths, and Pontes (2016) titled "Chaos and confusion in DSM-5 diagnosis of Internet Gaming Disorder: Issues, concerns, and recommendations for clarity in the field" examines issues relating to the concept of Internet Gaming Disorder. We agree that there are serious issues and extend their arguments by suggesting that the field lacks basic theory, definitions, patient research, and properly validated and standardized assessment tools. As most studies derive data from survey research in functional populations, they exclude people with severe functional impairment and provide only limited information on the hypothesized disorder. Yet findings from such studies are widely used and often exaggerated, leading many to believe that we know more about the problem behavior than we do. We further argue that video game play is associated with several benefits and that formalizing this popular hobby as a psychiatric disorder is not without risks. It might undermine children's right to play or encourage repressive treatment programs, which ultimately threaten children's right to protection against violence. While Kuss et al. (2016) express support for the formal implementation of a disorder, we argue that before we have a proper evidence base, a sound theory, and validated assessment tools, it is irresponsible to support a formal category of disorder and doing so would solidify a confirmatory approach to research in this area.
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