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pathological gambling have been unsuccessful. As a result, the study of these issues has been investigated within the framework of behavioral addictions. Behaviors, such as shopping, gambling, working, or having sex, are socially accepted and have the
( Boyd & Ellison, 2007 ; Nadkarni & Hofmann, 2012 ). Researchers discuss a problematic use of social networks and consider potential similarities with substance-use disorders and behavioral addictions such as gaming disorder (e.g., Andreassen et al
the internet in general. This is particularly relevant given the ubiquity of the internet and challenges associated with abstaining from it. Accordingly, two systematic reviews of MPs for various behavioral addictions suggest promising effects of MPs
Association, 2013 ). Furthermore, Gaming Disorder was introduced in the 11th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) as a behavioral addiction ( World Health Organization, 2018 ). Besides Gaming Disorder, evidence for further
manuscript. Conflict of interest The authors declare that they have no competing interests that could influence the submitted work. Matthias Brand is an associate editor of the Journal of Behavioral Addictions. Availability of data and materials Data is made
. Several studies have pointed out neurobiological and neuropsychological parallels between IGD and Gambling Disorder, and given the growing consensus that both conditions may be considered as behavioral addictions (e.g., Fauth-Bühler & Mann, 2017 ), the
proposed that IGD be recognized as a behavioral addiction ( Dowling, 2014 ; Pontes, Kiraly, Demetrovics, & Griffiths, 2014 ). There have been suggested the needs for establishing diagnostic criteria of IGD as a form of unique condition, differentiating
-drug induced sensitization ( Berridge & Robinson, 2011 ), it remains possible that incentive-sensitization theory applies to behavioral addictions (e.g., Linnet, 2014 ) such as SPD, although more empirical evidence is needed. The SPRS may also have
development in treatment for both chemical and behavioral addictions has been evaluative research into the therapeutic effectiveness of mindfulness. Promising emergent findings exist for the use of mindfulness in treating substance/alcohol use disorders
programs to help parents to support their children in using the Internet in healthy and functional ways. Dr. Young was a member of editorial boards of several journals, including the Journal of Behavioral Addictions, and she was a member of the
