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A Case Of Internet Gaming Disorder: When #Playaparttogether Takes A Dark Turn, Jessica O'Loughlin, Emily Pelletier, Elizabeth Loomis, Richard Alweis
A Case Of Internet Gaming Disorder: When #Playaparttogether Takes A Dark Turn, Jessica O'Loughlin, Emily Pelletier, Elizabeth Loomis, Richard Alweis
Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
Background:
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) places internet Gaming disorder (IGD) in its research appendix as a potential new behavioral addiction diagnosis that requires further investigation. As part of the media campaign #HealthyAtHome, recommendation to relieve stress and anxiety during COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) advocated for the playing of video games. The encouragement and expansion of playing video games may have led to the unintentional consequence of increasing the prevalence of IGD as IGD has been postulated to be a maladaptive response to stress.
Case:
A 34 year old male presented to his primary …