Video Game Addiction: What It Is, Symptoms & Treatment Video game addiction (internet gaming disorder) is characterized by severely reduced control over gaming habits. It negatively impacts daily functioning.

#InternetGamingDisorder (IGD), Internet Addiction, Online Gaming, Addiction

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Exploring the prevalence of gaming disorder and Internet gaming disorder: a rapid scoping review - Systematic Reviews Background Internet gaming disorder (IGD) was included in the DSM-5 in 2013 as a condition requiring further research, and gaming disorder (GD) was included in the ICD-11 in 2018. Given the importance...

In 2018, the World Health Organization commissioned @sporalliance.bsky.social & KTP researchers to conduct a scoping review to describe the prevalence of #GamingDisorder and #InternetGamingDisorder in the literature, globally.

Read on to see what they found: bit.ly/3UEXkeg

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Mindfulness meditation reduces gaming addiction by reshaping brain connections Recent research found that mindfulness meditation reduces gaming cravings by improving brain connections related to self-control and reward processing, while also lowering sensitivity to gaming cues a...

Expect that #mindfulness helps with various kinds of #addiction because other research indicates it; this research is on #internetgamingdisorder. Note the demonstrable neurological changes. www.psypost.org/mindfulness-...