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Evaluation of the diagnostic criteria of Internet gaming disorder in the DSM-5 among young adults in Taiwan

Ko, Chih-Hung, Yen, Ju-Yu, Chen, Sue-Huei, Wang, Peng-Wei, Chen, Cheng-Sheng, Yen, Cheng-Fang·2014·Journal of Psychiatric Research

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The DSM-5 proposed the diagnostic criteria of Internet gaming disorder (IGD) and suggested that more evidence is necessary before it is included as a standard disorder in the DSM system. The aims of this study were to: 1) evaluate the diagnostic validity of individual criteria of IGD in the DSM-5 and the criteria of craving and irritability; 2) determine the optimal cut-off point for the IGD criteria in the DSM-5. We recruited 75 subjects with IGD, 75 without IGD, and 75 in remission from IGD based on the Diagnostic Criteria of Internet Addiction for College Students (DC-IA-C). All participants underwent a diagnostic interview based on the diagnostic criteria of IGD in the DSM-5 and completed the CIAS and QGU-B. Except for the "deceiving" and "escape" criteria, all criteria of IGD had diagnostic accuracy ranging from 77.3% to 94.7% to differentiate university students with IGD from remitted students. The criterion of craving had diagnostic accuracy of 88% and the criteria of irritability had an accuracy of 68.7%. Fulfilling 5 or more criteria of IGD in the DSM-5 was the best cut-off point to differentiate young adults with IGD from healthy or remitted users.

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Authors
Ko, C.-H., Yen, J.-Y., Chen, S.-H., Wang, P.-W., Chen, C.-S., & Yen, C.-F.
Affiliations
  • Kaohsiung Medical University (TW)
  • National Taiwan University (TW)
Corresponding author
Yen, Cheng-Fang
Venue
Journal of Psychiatric Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2014-06
Volume
53
Pages
103-110
ISSN
0022-3956 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2147164166
Cited by
326
References
50
Citations by year
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FWCI
97.42
Type
journal article
Language
en
Update notices
erratum (2014-10-01)
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Psychiatric Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Science Council in Taiwan (102-2314-B-037-005)
  • Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital (KMHK-101-009)
  • Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital (KMUH-99-9R50)
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
internet gaming disorder, DSM-5 diagnostic criteria, diagnostic validity, craving, irritability, cut-off values, young adults, university students, remission, internet addiction
MeSH terms
Adult, Female, Humans, Male, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Surveys and Questionnaires, ROC Curve, Taiwan, Case-Control Studies, Behavior, Addictive, Internet, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Young Adult

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