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Internet gaming disorder: Inadequate diagnostic criteria wrapped in a constraining conceptual model
Commentary on: Chaos and confusion in DSM-5 diagnosis of Internet Gaming Disorder: Issues, concerns, and recommendations for clarity in the field (Kuss et al.)
Introduction The paper by Kuss, Griffiths, and Pontes ( in press ) demonstrates numerous difficulties with the diagnostic criteria for Internet gaming disorder (IGD), introduced in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and
mechanisms ( Kuss, Griffiths, & Pontes, 2017 ). The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5 (DSM-5) have proposed that there is a need to assess Internet gaming disorder (IGD), adding IGD to the ‘emerging measures and models’ section of mental
; Sugaya, Shirasaka, Takahashi, & Kanda, 2019 ). In response to this increasingly problematic situation, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) developed and published the diagnostic criteria of internet gaming disorder (IGD) in the fifth edition of the
*** Note. IGC: Internet gaming control; IGD: Internet gaming disorder. ***Significant at p < .001. Measurement Demographic information
diagnostic category for problematic online gaming. Internet gaming disorder (IGD) is a relatively new but intensively researched concept that is currently placed in the “Emerging Measures and Models” section of the fifth edition of Diagnostic and Statistical
gambling and Internet gaming devices and the potential harm induced by excessive Internet use, several researchers have posited that Internet gaming disorder (IGD) might be diagnostically similar to Internet-based gambling disorder (ibGD; Dowling, 2014
some adolescents engage in extensive Internet gaming with associated difficulties in everyday functioning ( Gentile, 2009 ; King, Delfabbro, Doh, et al., 2018 ; Kuss & Griffiths, 2012 ). In 2013, Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) was included in Section
Note . Weekly time spent on the Internet and gaming refer to self-reported number of hours spent on those activities during the week. SD : standard deviation; SNS: social networking site; IGD: Internet gaming disorder
, Schoenmakers, Vermulst, Van Den Eijnden, & Van De Mheen, 2011 ), as well as the conditions associated with its excessive use, namely online gambling disorder (online GD) and Internet gaming disorder (IGD). GD is a behavioral addiction characterized by
fifth edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), Internet gaming disorder (IGD) is a proposed condition (not yet a legitimate diagnosis) that refers to persistent and recurrent gaming associated with clinical impairment
