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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2024

Gaming Disorders: Navigating the Fine Line between Entertainment and Addiction-Gaming History, Health Risks, Social Consequences, and Pathways to Prevention.

George Imataka, Shu Izumi, Yuji Miyamoto, Akira Maehashi

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

George ImatakaDepartment of Pediatrics, Dokkyo Medical University, 880 Kitakobayashi, Mibu, Shimotsuga, Tochigi 321-0293, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-7691-0460
Shu IzumiFaculty of Human Sciences, Tokyo City University, Setagaya, Tokyo 158-8557, Japan.
Yuji MiyamotoFaculty of Human Sciences, Waseda University, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359-1192, Japan.
Akira MaehashiFaculty of Human Sciences, Waseda University, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359-1192, Japan.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The number of people immersed in excessive gaming has increased in this age of rapid digitalization. The World Health Organization and American Psychiatric Association Organization recognize a gaming disorder as a condition that results in significant problems in daily life as a result of excessive gaming. Both organizations emphasize the similarities to behavioral addictions such as gambling. We examined the appropriate usage of video games from the perspectives of health and management in this study. For the general population, video games provide positive impacts such as stress alleviation and memory improvement. Game playing leads to a loss of time and money for the individual. It also has a negative impact on the individual's family and social life, evolving into a social problem. Gaming addiction is often accompanied by psychological disorders and other addictions, and long-term medical treatment, including approaches to the individual's psychological background and cognitive-behavioral therapy, is necessary. Therefore, the prevention of gaming disorder is essential. From a societal standpoint, action is required in three contexts: the government, game developers, and within the household as a whole. Simultaneously, the public needs to understand the positive potential of gaming, such as e-sports.

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behavioral addictionsgamblinggaminggaming disorderinternet

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PMID39274335
PMCPMC11396010

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