The Internet is now all-pervasive across much of the globe. While it has positive uses (eg
prompt access to information, rapid news dissemination), many individuals develop …

Global concern about problematic usage of the internet (PUI), and its public health and
societal costs, continues to grow, sharpened in focus under the privations of the COVID-19 …

AIM: To provide a comprehensive overview of clinical studies on the clinical picture of
Internet-use related addictions from a holistic perspective. A literature search was conducted …

In the latest (fifth) edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-
5; American Psychiatric Association, 2013), Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) was included in …

In 2009, we can look back on a history of 40 years of internet use. While most consumers
make use of the internet in a controlled fashion, a progressive loss of the ability to control the …

Objective: In 2013, the American Psychiatric Association included Internet Gaming Disorder
in the diagnostic manual as a condition which requires further research, indicating the …

The field of technological behavioural addictions is moving towards specific problems (ie,
gaming disorder). However, more evidence of generalised versus specific Internet use …

BackgroundExcessive use of the internet is increasingly recognised as a global public
health concern. Individual studies have reported cognitive impairment in problematic …

The addictive use of video games is recognized as a problem with clinical relevance and is
included in international diagnostic manuals and classifications of diseases. The association …

Abstract Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) has recently received nomenclatural recognition
from official medical bodies as a potential mental health disorder, despite evident variability …