Estimated prevalence of unreported IGD cases in routine outpatient Children and Adolescent Psychotherapy
Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) has been included in the DSM-5 as a diagnosis for further study, and Gaming Disorder as a new diagnosis in the ICD-11. Nonetheless, little is known about the clinical prevalence of IGD in children and adolescents. Additionally, it is unclear if patients with IGD are al...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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24 June 2021
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International journal of environmental research and public health
Year: 2021, Volume: 18, Issue: 13, Pages: 1-10 |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph18136787 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18136787 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/13/6787 
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| Author Notes: | Sonja Kewitz, Eva Vonderlin, Lutz Wartberg and Katajun Lindenberg |
| Summary: | Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) has been included in the DSM-5 as a diagnosis for further study, and Gaming Disorder as a new diagnosis in the ICD-11. Nonetheless, little is known about the clinical prevalence of IGD in children and adolescents. Additionally, it is unclear if patients with IGD are already identified in routine psychotherapy, using the ICD-10 diagnosis F 63.8 (recommended classification of IGD in ICD-10). This study investigated N = 358 children and adolescents (self and parental rating) of an outpatient psychotherapy centre in Germany using the Video Game Dependency Scale. According to self-report 4.0% of the 11- to 17-year-old patients met criteria for a tentative IGD diagnosis and 14.0% according to the parental report. Of the 5- to 10-year-old patients, 4.1% were diagnosed with tentative IGD according to parental report. Patients meeting IGD criteria were most frequently diagnosed with hyperkinetic disorders, followed by anxiety disorders, F 63.8, conduct disorders, mood disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorders (descending order) as primary clinical diagnoses. Consequently, this study indicates that a significant amount of the clinical population presents IGD. Meaning, appropriate diagnostics should be included in routine psychological diagnostics in order to avoid “hidden” cases of IGD in the future. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 17.08.2021 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph18136787 |