ReviewJournal of behavioral addictions2020
Identifying individuals in need of help for their uncontrolled gaming: A narrative review of concerns and comments regarding gaming disorder diagnostic criteria.
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- Problematic Online Gaming and Gambling Among First-Year University Students: Identification of Profiles and Psychological Vulnerabilities.Journal of gambling studies · 2026Article
- Validation of the DSM-5 internet gaming disorder framework for clinical diagnosis of problematic social media usage.Addictive behaviors reports · 2026Article
- Prevalence of internet gaming disorder and measurement invariance of the IGDS9-SF in a high-risk Latin American sample.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Gaming disorder in the ICD-11: the state of the game.BMC psychiatry · 2025Review
- Treatment of Gaming Disorder in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review.Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry · 2025Article
- Social context in the development of problematic gaming habits: a narrative exploration.Discover mental health · 2025Article
- A case-control study for psychiatric comorbidity and associative factors of gaming disorder and hazardous gaming based on ICD-11 criteria: Cognitive control, emotion regulation, and reinforcement sensitivity.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2024Article
- Heterogeneity of gaming disorder: A clinically-based typology for developing personalized interventions.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2023Review
- Game-related behaviors among children and adolescents after school closure during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study.PCN reports : psychiatry and clinical neurosciences · 2022Article
- In-game Social Interaction and Gaming Disorder: A Perspective From Online Social Capital.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveIn 2013, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) included the diagnostic criteria of Internet gaming disorder (IGD). Then, in 2019, the 11th Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) categorized gaming disorder (GD) as an addictive disorder. This review aimed to review the raised concerns, debate, and research of IGD or GD criteria and provide suggestions to resolve them.
methodsA narrative review was conducted, and PubMed was searched for articles mentioning concerns and research on the DSM-5 criteria for IGD, ICD-11 criteria for GD, or criteria for other synonyms, such as problematic gaming or gaming addiction. A total of 107 articles were identified.
resultsConcerns were organized into three categories: conceptual framework, moral panic, and diagnostic validity. Most argumentations supported the proposition that GD and other substance use disorders have similar presentations. A clear definition of GD and adequate public education could prevent rather than exacerbate moral panic. Several researchers reported concerns regarding the nosology, diagnostic validity, and wording of each criterion. However, the threshold, five of the nine criteria with impaired function, demonstrated adequate validity in interview studies.
conclusionThe current findings support the addiction framework, functional impairment, and validity of the GD criteria. However, further prospective, experimental, and clinical studies validating these findings are warranted. Moreover, an integrative review or debate conference could contribute to the organization of the available results and concept development. Aggregating adequate scientific information could allay or resolve concerns related to the diagnosis of GD.
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