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ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2018

Association between Internet Gaming Disorder or Pathological Video-Game Use and Comorbid Psychopathology: A Comprehensive Review.

Vega González-Bueso, Juan José Santamaría, Daniel Fernández, Laura Merino, Elena Montero, Joan Ribas

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Review in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 194 papers, 14 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Vega González-BuesoAtención e Investigación en Socioadicciones (AIS), Mental Health and Addictions Network, Generalitat de Catalunya (XHUB), C/Forn-7-9 Local, 08014 Barcelona, Spain. vgonzalez@ais-info.org.
Juan José SantamaríaAtención e Investigación en Socioadicciones (AIS), Mental Health and Addictions Network, Generalitat de Catalunya (XHUB), C/Forn-7-9 Local, 08014 Barcelona, Spain. jsantamaria@ais-info.org.ORCID 0000-0001-9957-9363
Daniel FernándezResearch and Development Unit, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Fundació Sant Joan de Déu, CIBERSAM, Dr. Antoni Pujadas, 42, Sant Boi de Llobregat, 08830 Barcelona, Spain. df.martinez@pssjd.org.ORCID 0000-0003-0012-2094
Laura MerinoAtención e Investigación en Socioadicciones (AIS), Mental Health and Addictions Network, Generalitat de Catalunya (XHUB), C/Forn-7-9 Local, 08014 Barcelona, Spain. lmerino@ais-info.org.
Elena MonteroAtención e Investigación en Socioadicciones (AIS), Mental Health and Addictions Network, Generalitat de Catalunya (XHUB), C/Forn-7-9 Local, 08014 Barcelona, Spain. emontero@ais-info.org.
Joan RibasAtención e Investigación en Socioadicciones (AIS), Mental Health and Addictions Network, Generalitat de Catalunya (XHUB), C/Forn-7-9 Local, 08014 Barcelona, Spain. 38039jrs@comb.cat.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The addictive use of video games is recognized as a problem with clinical relevance and is included in international diagnostic manuals and classifications of diseases. The association between "Internet addiction" and mental health has been well documented across a range of investigations. However, a major drawback of these studies is that no controls have been placed on the type of Internet use investigated. The aim of this study is to review systematically the current literature in order to explore the association between Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) and psychopathology. An electronic literature search was conducted using PubMed, PsychINFO, ScienceDirect, Web of Science and Google Scholar (r.n. CRD42018082398). The effect sizes for the observed correlations were identified or computed. Twenty-four articles met the eligibility criteria. The studies included comprised 21 cross-sectional and three prospective designs. Most of the research was conducted in Europe. The significant correlations reported comprised: 92% between IGD and anxiety, 89% with depression, 85% with symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and 75% with social phobia/anxiety and obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Most of the studies reported higher rates of IGD in males. The lack of longitudinal studies and the contradictory results obtained prevent detection of the directionality of the associations and, furthermore, show the complex relationship between both phenomena.

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InternetVideo GamesAnxietyAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityBehavior, AddictiveComorbidityCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionDisruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct DisordersEuropeHumansMental HealthProspective Studiescomorbid psychopathologyInternet Gaming Disorderpathological video-game usereview

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PMID29614059
PMCPMC5923710

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