A weak scientific basis for gaming disorder: Let us err on the side of caution

J. van Rooij, Antonius; J. Ferguson, Christopher; Colder Carras, Michelle; Kardefelt‐Winther, Daniel; Shi, Jing; Aarseth, Espen; M. Bean, Anthony; Helmersson Bergmark, Karin; Brus, Anne; Coulson, Mark; Deleuze, Jory; Dullur, Pravin; Dunkels, Elza; Edman, Johan; Elson, Malte; J. Etchells, Peter; Fiskaali, Anne; Granic, Isabela; Jansz, Jeroen; Karlsen, Faltin; Kaye, Linda; Kirsh, Bonnie; Lieberoth, Andreas; M. Markey, Patrick; L. Mills, Kathryn; Kristian Lundedal Nielsen, Rune; Orben, Amy; Poulsen, Arne; Prause, Nicole; Prax, Patrick; Quandt, Thorsten; Schimmenti, Adriano; Starčević, Vladan; Stutman, Gabrielle; E. Turner, Nigel; Van Looy, Jan; K Przybylski, Andrew

doi:10.1556/2006.7.2018.19

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A weak scientific basis for gaming disorder: Let us err on the side of caution

Published in Journal of Behavioral Addictions • Mar 1, 2018

Authors:

Antonius J. van Rooij

Christopher J. Ferguson

Michelle Colder Carras

Abstract

We greatly appreciate the care and thought that is evident in the 10 commentaries that discuss our debate paper, the majority of which argued in favor of a formalized ICD-11 gaming disorder. We agree that there are some people whose play of video games is related to life problems. We believe that un...

Subject

Psychology

Addiction

Anxiety

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