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Addictive video game use

MedGen UID:
1050041
•Concept ID:
CN375766
•
Finding
Synonyms: Excessive video game playing; Video game addiction
 
HPO: HP:5200336

Definition

The inability to regulate persistent gaming behavior is characterized by a heightened prioritization of gaming activities over regular daily tasks and responsibilities. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAddictive video game use

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Efficacy of Short-term Treatment of Internet and Computer Game Addiction: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Wölfling K, Müller KW, Dreier M, Ruckes C, Deuster O, Batra A, Mann K, Musalek M, Schuster A, Lemenager T, Hanke S, Beutel ME
JAMA Psychiatry 2019 Oct 1;76(10):1018-1025. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2019.1676. PMID: 31290948Free PMC Article
Treatment Considerations in Internet and Video Game Addiction: A Qualitative Discussion.
Greenfield DN
Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am 2018 Apr;27(2):327-344. Epub 2018 Jan 9 doi: 10.1016/j.chc.2017.11.007. PMID: 29502754
Gambling disorder and other behavioral addictions: recognition and treatment.
Yau YH, Potenza MN
Harv Rev Psychiatry 2015 Mar-Apr;23(2):134-46. doi: 10.1097/HRP.0000000000000051. PMID: 25747926Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Internet, video game and mobile phone addiction in children and adolescents diagnosed with ADHD: A case-control study.
Menéndez-García A, Jiménez-Arroyo A, Rodrigo-Yanguas M, Marin-Vila M, Sánchez-Sánchez F, Roman-Riechmann E, Blasco-Fontecilla H
Adicciones 2022 Jul 1;34(3):208-217. doi: 10.20882/adicciones.1469. PMID: 33338245
Behavioral Addictions: Excessive Gambling, Gaming, Internet, and Smartphone Use Among Children and Adolescents.
Derevensky JL, Hayman V, Lynette Gilbeau
Pediatr Clin North Am 2019 Dec;66(6):1163-1182. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2019.08.008. PMID: 31679605
Behavioral Addictions as Mental Disorders: To Be or Not To Be?
Petry NM, Zajac K, Ginley MK
Annu Rev Clin Psychol 2018 May 7;14:399-423. doi: 10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-032816-045120. PMID: 29734827Free PMC Article
Attachment and emotion regulation in substance addictions and behavioral addictions.
Estévez A, Jáuregui P, Sánchez-Marcos I, López-González H, Griffiths MD
J Behav Addict 2017 Dec 1;6(4):534-544. doi: 10.1556/2006.6.2017.086. PMID: 29280395Free PMC Article
Internet Gaming Disorder in Children and Adolescents.
Gentile DA, Bailey K, Bavelier D, Brockmyer JF, Cash H, Coyne SM, Doan A, Grant DS, Green CS, Griffiths M, Markle T, Petry NM, Prot S, Rae CD, Rehbein F, Rich M, Sullivan D, Woolley E, Young K
Pediatrics 2017 Nov;140(Suppl 2):S81-S85. doi: 10.1542/peds.2016-1758H. PMID: 29093038

Diagnosis

Internet, video game and mobile phone addiction in children and adolescents diagnosed with ADHD: A case-control study.
Menéndez-García A, Jiménez-Arroyo A, Rodrigo-Yanguas M, Marin-Vila M, Sánchez-Sánchez F, Roman-Riechmann E, Blasco-Fontecilla H
Adicciones 2022 Jul 1;34(3):208-217. doi: 10.20882/adicciones.1469. PMID: 33338245
Behavioral Addictions: Excessive Gambling, Gaming, Internet, and Smartphone Use Among Children and Adolescents.
Derevensky JL, Hayman V, Lynette Gilbeau
Pediatr Clin North Am 2019 Dec;66(6):1163-1182. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2019.08.008. PMID: 31679605
Behavioral Addictions as Mental Disorders: To Be or Not To Be?
Petry NM, Zajac K, Ginley MK
Annu Rev Clin Psychol 2018 May 7;14:399-423. doi: 10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-032816-045120. PMID: 29734827Free PMC Article
Internet Gaming Disorder in Children and Adolescents.
Gentile DA, Bailey K, Bavelier D, Brockmyer JF, Cash H, Coyne SM, Doan A, Grant DS, Green CS, Griffiths M, Markle T, Petry NM, Prot S, Rae CD, Rehbein F, Rich M, Sullivan D, Woolley E, Young K
Pediatrics 2017 Nov;140(Suppl 2):S81-S85. doi: 10.1542/peds.2016-1758H. PMID: 29093038
Gambling disorder and other behavioral addictions: recognition and treatment.
Yau YH, Potenza MN
Harv Rev Psychiatry 2015 Mar-Apr;23(2):134-46. doi: 10.1097/HRP.0000000000000051. PMID: 25747926Free PMC Article

Therapy

The Comparative Efficacy of Treatments for Children and Young Adults with Internet Addiction/Internet Gaming Disorder: An Updated Meta-Analysis.
Chang CH, Chang YC, Yang L, Tzang RF
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Feb 24;19(5) doi: 10.3390/ijerph19052612. PMID: 35270305Free PMC Article
Internet gaming disorder in children and adolescents: a systematic review.
Paulus FW, Ohmann S, von Gontard A, Popow C
Dev Med Child Neurol 2018 Jul;60(7):645-659. Epub 2018 Apr 6 doi: 10.1111/dmcn.13754. PMID: 29633243
Treatment Considerations in Internet and Video Game Addiction: A Qualitative Discussion.
Greenfield DN
Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am 2018 Apr;27(2):327-344. Epub 2018 Jan 9 doi: 10.1016/j.chc.2017.11.007. PMID: 29502754
Internet Gaming Disorder in Children and Adolescents.
Gentile DA, Bailey K, Bavelier D, Brockmyer JF, Cash H, Coyne SM, Doan A, Grant DS, Green CS, Griffiths M, Markle T, Petry NM, Prot S, Rae CD, Rehbein F, Rich M, Sullivan D, Woolley E, Young K
Pediatrics 2017 Nov;140(Suppl 2):S81-S85. doi: 10.1542/peds.2016-1758H. PMID: 29093038
Brains on video games.
Bavelier D, Green CS, Han DH, Renshaw PF, Merzenich MM, Gentile DA
Nat Rev Neurosci 2011 Nov 18;12(12):763-8. doi: 10.1038/nrn3135. PMID: 22095065Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Global prevalence of gaming disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Stevens MW, Dorstyn D, Delfabbro PH, King DL
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 2021 Jun;55(6):553-568. Epub 2020 Oct 7 doi: 10.1177/0004867420962851. PMID: 33028074
Risk factors for problematic smartphone use in children and adolescents: a review of existing literature.
Fischer-Grote L, Kothgassner OD, Felnhofer A
Neuropsychiatr 2019 Dec;33(4):179-190. Epub 2019 Sep 6 doi: 10.1007/s40211-019-00319-8. PMID: 31493233Free PMC Article
Efficacy of Short-term Treatment of Internet and Computer Game Addiction: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Wölfling K, Müller KW, Dreier M, Ruckes C, Deuster O, Batra A, Mann K, Musalek M, Schuster A, Lemenager T, Hanke S, Beutel ME
JAMA Psychiatry 2019 Oct 1;76(10):1018-1025. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2019.1676. PMID: 31290948Free PMC Article
The impact of heavy and disordered use of games and social media on adolescents' psychological, social, and school functioning.
van den Eijnden R, Koning I, Doornwaard S, van Gurp F, Ter Bogt T
J Behav Addict 2018 Sep 1;7(3):697-706. Epub 2018 Sep 28 doi: 10.1556/2006.7.2018.65. PMID: 30264607Free PMC Article
Attachment and emotion regulation in substance addictions and behavioral addictions.
Estévez A, Jáuregui P, Sánchez-Marcos I, López-González H, Griffiths MD
J Behav Addict 2017 Dec 1;6(4):534-544. doi: 10.1556/2006.6.2017.086. PMID: 29280395Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-Based Intervention in Preventing Gaming Disorder and Unspecified Internet Use Disorder in Adolescents: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial.
Lindenberg K, Kindt S, Szász-Janocha C
JAMA Netw Open 2022 Feb 1;5(2):e2148995. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.48995. PMID: 35179587Free PMC Article
Global prevalence of gaming disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Stevens MW, Dorstyn D, Delfabbro PH, King DL
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 2021 Jun;55(6):553-568. Epub 2020 Oct 7 doi: 10.1177/0004867420962851. PMID: 33028074
Risk factors for problematic smartphone use in children and adolescents: a review of existing literature.
Fischer-Grote L, Kothgassner OD, Felnhofer A
Neuropsychiatr 2019 Dec;33(4):179-190. Epub 2019 Sep 6 doi: 10.1007/s40211-019-00319-8. PMID: 31493233Free PMC Article
The impact of heavy and disordered use of games and social media on adolescents' psychological, social, and school functioning.
van den Eijnden R, Koning I, Doornwaard S, van Gurp F, Ter Bogt T
J Behav Addict 2018 Sep 1;7(3):697-706. Epub 2018 Sep 28 doi: 10.1556/2006.7.2018.65. PMID: 30264607Free PMC Article
Attachment and emotion regulation in substance addictions and behavioral addictions.
Estévez A, Jáuregui P, Sánchez-Marcos I, López-González H, Griffiths MD
J Behav Addict 2017 Dec 1;6(4):534-544. doi: 10.1556/2006.6.2017.086. PMID: 29280395Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

The Effects of Playing Video Games on Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Loneliness, and Gaming Disorder During the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic: PRISMA Systematic Review.
Pallavicini F, Pepe A, Mantovani F
Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw 2022 Jun;25(6):334-354. Epub 2022 May 27 doi: 10.1089/cyber.2021.0252. PMID: 35639118
The Comparative Efficacy of Treatments for Children and Young Adults with Internet Addiction/Internet Gaming Disorder: An Updated Meta-Analysis.
Chang CH, Chang YC, Yang L, Tzang RF
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Feb 24;19(5) doi: 10.3390/ijerph19052612. PMID: 35270305Free PMC Article
Systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiology of internet addiction.
Pan YC, Chiu YC, Lin YH
Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2020 Nov;118:612-622. Epub 2020 Aug 25 doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2020.08.013. PMID: 32853626
Internet gaming disorder in children and adolescents: a systematic review.
Paulus FW, Ohmann S, von Gontard A, Popow C
Dev Med Child Neurol 2018 Jul;60(7):645-659. Epub 2018 Apr 6 doi: 10.1111/dmcn.13754. PMID: 29633243
The cognitive psychology of Internet gaming disorder.
King DL, Delfabbro PH
Clin Psychol Rev 2014 Jun;34(4):298-308. Epub 2014 Apr 13 doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2014.03.006. PMID: 24786896

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