Addictive digital media has risen sharply in recent years, with internet gaming disorder (IGD) moving to outstrip anxiety and depression as adolescent ...

Excessive gaming has been called an actual psychiatric disorder. But what is it? Many experts are divided on the decision.

Internet Gaming Disorder is a “Condition for Further Study” in the DSM-5 (APA 2013). This means that it is not an "official" disorder in the DSM, but one on which the American Psychiatric ...

Internet Gaming Disorder, also known as online gaming addiction, has become a new behavioral addiction among the younger generation. Talking to IANS, Prof. Kumar, HoD of psychiatry said that such ...

Currently, gambling disorder is the only officially recognized behavioral addiction in the U.S., unlike in China and South Korea, which have rolled out treatment programs for gaming disorder.

From 0.3 percent to 1 percent of the general population might qualify for a potential acute diagnosis of “internet gaming disorder," according to a study published in the November 2016 American ...

Internet gaming disorder, which was added to the 11th edition of the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Diseases for the first time in June, ...

Internet gaming disorder in college students Date: October 6, 2021 Source: Wiley Summary: In a study of college students, investigators identified internet gaming disorder in 1.25 percent of ...

Troubling news for Fortnite-obsessives: The World Health Organization this week included "gaming disorder" as a new mental health condition in the 11th edition of its International Classification ...

Internet Gaming Disorder is a “Condition for Further Study” in the DSM-5 (APA 2013). This means that it is not an "official" disorder in the DSM, but one on which the American Psychiatric ...