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ArticleJournal of behavioral addictions2018

Policy and prevention efforts for gaming should consider a broad perspective.

Nancy M Petry, Kristyn Zajac, Meredith Ginley, Jeroen Lemmens, Hans-Jürgen Rumpf, Chih-Hung Ko, Florian Rehbein

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Article in Journal of behavioral addictions, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Rethinking Gaming Disorder Prevention: A Socio-Ecological Model Based on Practitioner Insights.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Nancy M Petry1 Calhoun Cardiology Center, University of Connecticut School of Medicine , Farmington, CT, USA.
Kristyn Zajac1 Calhoun Cardiology Center, University of Connecticut School of Medicine , Farmington, CT, USA.
Meredith Ginley1 Calhoun Cardiology Center, University of Connecticut School of Medicine , Farmington, CT, USA.
Jeroen Lemmens2 Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, University of Amsterdam , Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Hans-Jürgen Rumpf3 Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Lübeck , Lubeck, Germany.
Chih-Hung Ko4 Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital , Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Florian Rehbein5 Criminological Research Institute of Lower Saxony , Hannover, Germany.

Funding

TSF to enhance treatment of cocaine dependenceP50DA009241 · NIDA · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI CARROLL, KATHLEEN M. · 1994 to 2018
$40.5M
Vulnerabilities for coping-related drinking among post-college young adultsP60AA003510 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT · PI HESSELBROCK, VICTOR M · 2008 to 2017
$17.5M
Treating Co-Occurring PTSD and Substance Abuse in High-Risk Transition Age YouthK23DA034879 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT · PI ZAJAC, KRISTYN · 2014 to 2018
$964k
A Psychotherapy Development Study for a New Addictive DisorderR21DA042900 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT · PI ZAJAC, KRISTYN · 2017 to 2018
$417k
NIAAA NIH HHS P60 AA003510NIDA NIH HHS K23 DA034879NIDA NIH HHS P50 DA009241NIDA NIH HHS R21 DA042900
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Internet gaming disorder is gaining attention around the world. Some efforts have been directed toward preventing gaming problems from developing or persisting, but few approaches have been empirically evaluated. No known effective prevention intervention exists. Reviewing the broader field of prevention research should help research and best practices move forward in abating problems that arise from excessive gaming.

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Behavior, AddictiveDisruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct DisordersVideo GamesGames, RecreationalHumansInternet gaming disorderpreventionpublic policy

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PMID30111170
PMCPMC6426389

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