Lost in the chaos: Flawed literature should not generate new disorders
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.)
Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), a review which draws on a larger collaborative effort published in the journal Addiction last year and of which we were a part ( Griffiths et al., 2016 ). However, we also find ourselves disagreeing with some aspects
, but ultimately excluded from the DSM-5 ( American Psychiatric Association, 2013; Kafka, 2010, 2014 ), with several notable differences relating to (1) emotion and/or stress-regulation-related features, (2) moral incongruence related to sexual behaviors
(the diagnostic criteria) in a 12-month period ” [fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5; American Psychiatric Association, 2013 , p. 585)]. Nationally representative samples worldwide show that GD rates
and dimensional models ( Helzer, van den Brink, & Guth, 2006 ). In fact, the DSM-5 has included dimensional criteria of severity for the majority of disorders to establish whether clinical status is mild, moderate, or severe according to presented
. Methods Participants A sample of 2,743 male GD patients who sought treatment at the Gambling Disorder Unit at a university hospital between 2005 and 2015 was considered. All participants were diagnosed according to DSM
an impulse control disorder to a behavioral addiction in the Diagnostic Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.; DSM-5; American Psychiatric Association, 2013 ), due to apparent overlap in underlying mechanisms and clinical presentation ( Potenza, 2006
gambling ( Merkouris et al., 2016 ). For example, findings based on 43,093 individuals from the National Epidemiological Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC) revealed that the male–female ratio of DSM-IV pathological gambling was 2
-use disorders, respectively. National Opinion Research Centre DSM Screen for Gambling Problems (NODS; Wickwire, Burke, Brown, Parker, & May, 2008 ) The NODS assesses the fourth edition of Diagnostic and Statistical
to the inclusion of Internet gaming disorder (IGD) into the fifth edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), though under Section 3 as a condition that requires further study before becoming an official mental disorder
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
