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ArticleJournal of behavioral addictions2017

DSM-5 diagnosis of Internet Gaming Disorder: Some ways forward in overcoming issues and concerns in the gaming studies field.

Daria J Kuss, Mark D Griffiths, Halley M Pontes

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Article in Journal of behavioral addictions, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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34 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  12. A Bibliometric Analysis of Research into Internet Gaming Disorders in Korea.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023
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  17. To Be or Not to Be a Female Gamer: A Qualitative Exploration of Female Gamer Identity.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Daria J Kuss1 International Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University , Nottingham, UK.
Mark D Griffiths1 International Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University , Nottingham, UK.
Halley M Pontes1 International Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University , Nottingham, UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background and aims The current DSM-5 diagnosis of Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD; American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2013) has led to a number of issues and concerns that we highlighted in our recent paper (Kuss, Griffiths, & Pontes, 2017). Experts in the field responded to our evaluation of these issues resulting in six commentaries. Methods In this paper, we offer responses to the six commentaries to move the scientific field forward. All of the responses to our original paper highlighted many conceptual, theoretical, and/or methodological problems with the proposed IGD diagnosis as outlined in the DSM-5. We outline some ways forward in overcoming issues and concerns in the gaming studies field. Results We argue that rather than stigmatizing gaming per se, the role of scientists and practitioners is to establish a clear-cut distinction between someone who may use games excessively but non-problematically and someone who is experiencing significant impairment in their daily lives as a consequence of their excessive gaming. This responsibility needs to be shared by popular media who are often quick to build a moral panic around gaming behaviors, often based on cherry-picking specific case studies and pieces of research which support their headlines. Conclusion Researchers, practitioners, gaming developers, and the media need to work together and collaboratively to build a realistic and comprehensive understanding of gaming as a normal, enjoyable, and often beneficial sociocultural practice, which for a small minority of excessive users may be associated with the experience of addiction-related symptoms that may require professional support.

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Behavior, AddictiveDisruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct DisordersVideo GamesDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersHumansInternetdiagnosisDSMgaming addictionInternet Gaming Disorder

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PMID28662619
PMCPMC5520128

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