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gaming disorder
Pathology:
- loss of white-matter integrity in striatal areas associated with addiction & reward processing
- excessive video gaming may be an addiction [1,2]
Complications:
- more hours of video gaming in children are linked to lower verbal IQ
- may increase risk of ADHD [3]
- links to physical, social, & mental health outcomes mixed regarding internet gaming disorder [4]
General
impulse control disorder
References
- Takeuchi H et al.
Impact of videogame play on the brain's microstructural
properties: Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses.
Mol Psychiatry 2016 Jan 5
PMID: 26728566
- Young K, Fairchild DG
WHO Proposes Adding Video-Game Addiction to Mental Health
Disorders.
Physician's First Watch, Jan 2, 2018
David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, Editor-in-Chief
Massachusetts Medical Society
http://www.jwatch.org
- ICD11-beta Draft. 6D11 Gaming disorder
https://icd.who.int/dev11/l-m/en#/http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1448597234
- Ra CK, Cho J, Stone MD et al
Association of Digital Media Use With Subsequent Symptoms of
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Among Adolescents.
JAMA. 2018;320(3):255-263
PMID: 30027248
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2687861
- Przybylski AK et al.
Internet gaming disorder: Investigating the clinical relevance
of a new phenomenon.
Am J Psychiatry 2016 Nov 4;
PMID: 27809571