TY - JOUR
T1 - Clarifying terminologies in research on gaming disorder and other addictive behaviors: distinctions between core symptoms and underlying psychological processes
AU - Brand, Matthias
AU - Rumpf, Hans Jürgen
AU - King, Daniel L.
AU - Potenza, Marc N.
AU - Wegmann, Elisa
N1 - Funding Information:
This article/publication is based upon work from COST Action CA16207 ?European Network for Problematic Usage of the Internet?, supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology). www.cost.eu.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 The Authors
Copyright:
Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2020/12
Y1 - 2020/12
N2 - There exists ongoing debate regarding the clinical validity of single symptoms of and diagnostic criteria for gaming disorder. In particular, the potential symptom of gaming disorder that addresses coping with and escaping from negative feelings has received much attention and remains a focus of intensive discussion. We argue that it is important to consider differences or distinguish between, on the one hand, symptoms of and criteria for a disorder due to addictive behaviors, such as gaming disorder, versus, on the other hand, motivations, mechanisms, and psychological processes that may be involved in promoting addictive behaviors and that may explain symptom severity and course of the addictive disorder including potential treatment responses.
AB - There exists ongoing debate regarding the clinical validity of single symptoms of and diagnostic criteria for gaming disorder. In particular, the potential symptom of gaming disorder that addresses coping with and escaping from negative feelings has received much attention and remains a focus of intensive discussion. We argue that it is important to consider differences or distinguish between, on the one hand, symptoms of and criteria for a disorder due to addictive behaviors, such as gaming disorder, versus, on the other hand, motivations, mechanisms, and psychological processes that may be involved in promoting addictive behaviors and that may explain symptom severity and course of the addictive disorder including potential treatment responses.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.copsyc.2020.04.006
DO - 10.1016/j.copsyc.2020.04.006
M3 - Scientific review articles
C2 - 32480020
AN - SCOPUS:85085481197
SN - 2352-250X
VL - 36
SP - 49
EP - 54
JO - Current Opinion in Psychology
JF - Current Opinion in Psychology
ER -
