U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Format

Send to:

Choose Destination

Gaming disorder

MedGen UID:
1620341
•Concept ID:
C4543822
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
SNOMED CT: Gaming disorder (735551007)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Neural mechanisms linked to treatment outcomes and recovery in substance-related and addictive disorders.
Mestre-Bach G, Potenza MN
Dialogues Clin Neurosci 2023 Dec;25(1):75-91. doi: 10.1080/19585969.2023.2242359. PMID: 37594217Free PMC Article
Treatment of Internet gaming disorder: An international systematic review and CONSORT evaluation.
King DL, Delfabbro PH, Wu AMS, Doh YY, Kuss DJ, Pallesen S, Mentzoni R, Carragher N, Sakuma H
Clin Psychol Rev 2017 Jun;54:123-133. Epub 2017 Apr 14 doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2017.04.002. PMID: 28458097
Treatment and risk factors of Internet use disorders.
Nakayama H, Mihara S, Higuchi S
Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2017 Jul;71(7):492-505. Epub 2017 Feb 10 doi: 10.1111/pcn.12493. PMID: 27987253

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

The Health Effects of Video Games in Children and Adolescents.
Alanko D
Pediatr Rev 2023 Jan 1;44(1):23-32. doi: 10.1542/pir.2022-005666. PMID: 36587018
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
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
Internet Addiction and Other Behavioral Addictions.
Jorgenson AG, Hsiao RC, Yen CF
Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am 2016 Jul;25(3):509-20. Epub 2016 Apr 11 doi: 10.1016/j.chc.2016.03.004. PMID: 27338971

Diagnosis

The Health Effects of Video Games in Children and Adolescents.
Alanko D
Pediatr Rev 2023 Jan 1;44(1):23-32. doi: 10.1542/pir.2022-005666. PMID: 36587018
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: 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
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
Internet Addiction and Other Behavioral Addictions.
Jorgenson AG, Hsiao RC, Yen CF
Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am 2016 Jul;25(3):509-20. Epub 2016 Apr 11 doi: 10.1016/j.chc.2016.03.004. PMID: 27338971

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
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
Treatments of internet gaming disorder: a systematic review of the evidence.
Zajac K, Ginley MK, Chang R
Expert Rev Neurother 2020 Jan;20(1):85-93. Epub 2019 Sep 26 doi: 10.1080/14737175.2020.1671824. PMID: 31544539Free 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
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

Prognosis

Gaming motivations and gaming disorder symptoms: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Bäcklund C, Elbe P, Gavelin HM, Sörman DE, Ljungberg JK
J Behav Addict 2022 Sep 26;11(3):667-688. Epub 2022 Sep 12 doi: 10.1556/2006.2022.00053. PMID: 36094861Free PMC Article
Gaming Disorder in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Murray A, Mannion A, Chen JL, Leader G
J Autism Dev Disord 2022 Jun;52(6):2762-2769. Epub 2021 Jun 28 doi: 10.1007/s10803-021-05138-x. PMID: 34184139Free 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
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
Typology of Internet gaming disorder and its clinical implications.
Lee SY, Lee HK, Choo H
Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2017 Jul;71(7):479-491. Epub 2016 Oct 30 doi: 10.1111/pcn.12457. PMID: 27649380

Clinical prediction guides

Gaming motivations and gaming disorder symptoms: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Bäcklund C, Elbe P, Gavelin HM, Sörman DE, Ljungberg JK
J Behav Addict 2022 Sep 26;11(3):667-688. Epub 2022 Sep 12 doi: 10.1556/2006.2022.00053. PMID: 36094861Free PMC Article
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
Relationships between Severity of Internet Gaming Disorder, Severity of Problematic Social Media Use, Sleep Quality and Psychological Distress.
Wong HY, Mo HY, Potenza MN, Chan MNM, Lau WM, Chui TK, Pakpour AH, Lin CY
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020 Mar 13;17(6) doi: 10.3390/ijerph17061879. PMID: 32183188Free 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

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
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
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

Supplemental Content

Table of contents

    Practice guidelines

    • PubMed
      See practice and clinical guidelines in PubMed. The search results may include broader topics and may not capture all published guidelines. See the FAQ for details.

    Recent activity

    Clear Turn Off Turn On

    Your browsing activity is empty.

    Activity recording is turned off.

    Turn recording back on

    See more...