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ArticleThe international journal of neuropsychopharmacology2020

Treatment Efficacy of Internet Gaming Disorder With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Emotional Dysregulaton.

Chuan-Hsin Chang, Yue-Cune Chang, Helen Cheng, Ruu-Fen Tzang

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Article in The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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Chuan-Hsin ChangAgricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
Yue-Cune ChangDepartment of Mathematics, Tamkang University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Helen ChengDepartment of Psychiatry, Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan.
Ruu-Fen TzangDepartment of Psychiatry, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.

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backgroundRecent youth with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) noticed emotional dysregulation if they had Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD). This study aims to understand the treatment efficacy of IGD with ADHD and emotional dysregulaton.

methodA total of 101 ADHD youths were recruited. We used the Chen Internet Addiction Scale and IGD criteria of the diagnotsic statistical manual (DSM)-5 to confirm IGD. The Swanson, Nolan, and Pelham questionnaire Version IV was used for symptoms of ADHD and oppositional defiant disorder. Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder was assessed by psychiatrist.

resultsThere is a new phenomenon that emotional dysregulation has been frequently noticed in severely gaming-addicted ADHD youth. Treatment efficacy of IGD is good when the underlying symptom of ADHD is controlled. Symptom scores of disruptive mood dysregulation (DMDD) were significantly reduced by 71.9%, 74.8%, and 84.4% at week 2, 3, and 4, respectively (P ≤ .001) after adjusting baseline symptom severity.

conclusionIGD may strongly arouse emotional dysregulation. Future DSM criteria could consider these gaming-addicted youth as a specific subclass of ADHD.

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Adolescent BehaviorAffectChild BehaviorEmotionsAdolescentAffective SymptomsAge FactorsAttention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior DisordersAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityChildFemaleHumansInternet Addiction DisorderMaleMood DisordersTreatment OutcomeADHDDMDDIGDtreatment efficacy

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PMCPMC7311645

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