The current DSM-5 diagnosis of Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD; American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2013 ) has led to a number of issues and concerns that we highlighted in our recent paper ( Kuss, Griffiths, & Pontes, 2017 ). Experts in
Introduction Pathological gambling was renamed Gambling Disorder by the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM; American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2013 ) and reclassified in the
: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4 th Edition (DSM-IV). APA Press, Washington, 1994. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition (DSM
Introduction Gambling disorder is classified as a non-substance-related disorder within “Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders” in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5
Introduction In 2013, Internet gaming disorder (IGD) was included in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) as a condition for further study ( American Psychiatric Association
Introduction The proposed criteria for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5, American Psychiatric Association, 2013 ) characterize Hypersexual Disorder (HD) as a repetitive and
Disorders (DSM-5; American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2013 ; Petry & O’Brien, 2013 ; Table 1 ), encouraging further research on this condition. Directly transposed from established substance abuse diagnostic criteria and including dimensions such as
). When defining a diagnostic framework for IGD in the fifth edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5; American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2013 ), the APA primarily relied on criteria known from Gambling Disorder
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM-5), which for the first time incorporated diagnostic criteria for Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) in its appendix (Section 3) in which conditions were included that required additional research in
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Problems with atheoretical and confirmatory research approaches in the study of behavioral addictions
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