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ArticleAddictive behaviors reports2019

On the Prevalence of Addicted or Problematic Gaming in Finland.

Veli-Matti Karhulahti, Raine Koskimaa

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Article in Addictive behaviors reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Genetics of OCD and Related Disorders; Searching for Shared Factors.Current topics in behavioral neurosciences · 2021
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  2. Prevalence of video gaming disorder in Saudi Arabia: a school-based national study.The Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Veli-Matti KarhulahtiUniversity of Jyväskylä, Finland.
Raine KoskimaaUniversity of Jyväskylä, Finland.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We bring attention to a notable unreported "gaming addiction" or "problem gaming" prevalence data set that adds significantly to both the DSM-5's call for further Internet Gaming Disorder research as well as many other scientific encouragements for more wide-ranging reports on the topic.

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FinlandGaming disorderInternet gaming disorderPrevalence

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PMID31828204
PMCPMC6889779

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