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
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
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
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
