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
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
). 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
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Problems with atheoretical and confirmatory research approaches in the study of behavioral addictions
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