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 …

Gambling disorder is characterized by a persistent, recurrent pattern of gambling that is
associated with substantial distress or impairment. The prevalence of gambling disorder has …

Social media companies commonly design their platforms in a way that renders them
addictive. Some governments have declared internet addiction a major public health …

Aims To review the evidence base for classifying compulsive sexual behavior (CSB) as a
non‐substance or 'behavioral'addiction. Methods Data from multiple domains (eg …

Impulsivity and compulsivity represent useful conceptualizations that involve dissociable
cognitive functions, which are mediated by neuroanatomically and neurochemically distinct …

Given the prevalence of Internet use among youth, there is concern that a subset of Internet-
using youth may exhibit problematic or addictive patterns of Internet use. The present study …

Many recognize that several behaviors potentially affecting the reward circuitry in human
brains lead to a loss of control and other symptoms of addiction in at least some individuals …

Addiction professionals and the public are recognizing that certain nonsubstance behaviors—
such as gambling, Internet use, video-game playing, sex, eating, and shop**—bear …

Abstract “Internet Gaming Disorder”(IGD) was included as a “Condition for Further Study” in
the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). Frequent gamers have …

Gender-dependent differences in the rate of initiation and frequency of misuse of addicting
drugs have been widely described. Yet, men and women also differ in their propensity to …