Gaming Disorder Is a Disorder due to Addictive Behaviors: Evidence from Behavioral and Neuroscientific Studies Addressing Cue Reactivity and Craving, Executive Functions, and Decision-Making
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The recognition of gaming disorder in the ICD-11, as well as its inclusion in the DSM-5 research appendix, has accelerated basic and applied research endeavours.
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- Authors
- Brand, M., Rumpf, H.-J., Demetrovics, Z., King, D. L., Potenza, M. N., & Wegmann, E.
- Affiliations
- Erwin L. Hahn Institute for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (DE)
- University of Lübeck (DE)
- Eötvös Loránd University (HU)
- The University of Adelaide (AU)
- Yale University (US)
- University of Duisburg-Essen (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Brand, Matthias
- ORCID
- Venue
- Current Addiction Reports
- Published
- 2019-05-30
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 296-302
- ISSN
- 2196-2952 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2947835822
- Cited by
- 53
- References
- 76
- Citations by year
- 2026: 8 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 1
- FWCI
- 10.37
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Current Addiction Reports (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- COST (CA16207)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Gambling Behavior and Treatments
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Keywords
- gaming disorder, addictive behavior, cue reactivity, craving, inhibitory control, executive function, decision-making, substance use disorders, gambling addiction, ICD-11, neurobiology of addiction
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