Aim Internet gaming disorder (IGD) is a serious disorder leading to and maintaining
pertinent personal and social impairment. IGD has to be considered in view of …

Background The umbrella term “Internet addiction” has been criticized for its lack of
specificity given the heterogeneity of potentially problematic behaviors that can be engaged …

Background A positive relationship between problematic gaming and escapism motivation
to play video games has been well established, suggesting that problematic gaming may …

Despite its unambiguous advantages, cellular phone use has been associated with harmful
or potentially disturbing behaviors. Problematic use of the mobile phone is considered as an …

Since Internet gaming disorder recently appeared in the section III of the Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5 (DSM-5), little investigation has been performed …

Pathological video-gaming, or its proposed DSM-V classification of “Internet Use Disorder”,
is of increasing interest to scholars and practitioners in allied health disciplines. This …

This commentary paper critically discusses the recent debate paper by Petry et al.(2014) that
argued there was now an international consensus for assessing Internet Gaming Disorder …

Massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) are video games in which
players create an avatar that evolves and interacts with other avatars in a persistent virtual …

Research examining the relationship between gaming disorder, gaming motivations, and
mental health is increasing, but the types of gaming use, such as recreational gaming and …

Internet gaming disorder (IGD) is the most recent term used to describe problematic or
pathological involvement with computer or video games. This study examined whether this …