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online activities may increase the risk of using social media and games in a problematic manner; display characteristics of addiction are described for Internet gaming disorder (IGD) in the Appendix of the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical
not all substances of abuse (e.g., Bayard, McIntyre, Hill, & Woodside, 2004 ; Kosten & O’Connor, 2003 ; Vandrey, Budney, Hughes, & Liguori, 2008 ) but also for behavioral addictions (e.g., gambling disorder and internet gaming disorder
Gaming Disorder Scale – Short-Form (IGDS9-SF) ( Pontes & Griffiths, 2015 ) The IGDS9-SF is a short psychometric tool adapted from the DSM-5 criteria for Internet Gaming Disorder ( American Psychiatric Association, 2013 ). The aim of the
, R. , Pallesen , S. , Carragher , N. , & Sakuma , H. ( 2017 ). Treatment of Internet gaming disorder: An international systematic review and CONSORT
(DSM-5; Section III, fifth edition) has proposed the criteria for Internet gaming disorder (IGD) ( American Psychiatric Association, 2012 ). Although many issues in the definition of IGD remain to be addressed, the DSM-5 has proposed that IGD is
Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games (MMORPGs) is associated with an enhanced risk of addictive use, namely, Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD; Muller, Beutel, Egloff, & Wolfling, 2014 ). Although problematic Internet use or IA might include different main
per week. After one month, MMORPG-players reported playing more often than the other participants, worse physical health and sleep quality, and the game interfering more with their studies. Internet Gaming Disorder has been included in the
area of research that has not yet reached full clarification in terms of the classification and diagnostic criteria ( Fineberg et al., 2018 ; Griffiths, 2021 ; Mihajlov & Vejmelka, 2017 ). In 2013, Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) was included as a
Ambiguities in existing Iranian national policies addressing excessive gaming
Commentary on: Policy responses to problematic video game use: A systematic review of current measures and future possibilities (Király et al., 2018)
Considering the scarcity of available science and controversies around effective policies addressing gaming disorder and its health-related consequences, Király et al. have conducted a systematic review on current evidence regarding this issue. We, a group of researchers in this field, would like to express our perspective from Iran. With rapid growth of gaming, Iran seems to be facing some specific policy issues and challenges, which are going to be reviewed in this short commentary.
Internetfüggőség: a 21. század orvosi kihívása?
Internet addiction: a new challenge for 21st century physicians?
. Internet addiction disorder and internet gaming disorder are not the same. J Addict Res Ther. 2014, 5: e124. 15 de Alarcón R, de la Iglesia JI, Casado NM
