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Title

Treatment Efficacy of Internet Gaming Disorder With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Emotional Dysregulaton.

Authors

Chang, Chuan-Hsin; Chang, Yue-Cune; Cheng, Helen; Tzang, Ruu-Fen

Abstract

Background Recent youth with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) noticed emotional dysregulation if they had Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD). This study aims to understand the treatment efficacy of IGD with ADHD and emotional dysregulaton. Method A total of 101 ADHD youths were recruited. We used the Chen Internet Addiction Scale and IGD criteria of the diagnotsic statistical manual (DSM)-5 to confirm IGD. The Swanson, Nolan, and Pelham questionnaire Version IV was used for symptoms of ADHD and oppositional defiant disorder. Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder was assessed by psychiatrist. Results There is a new phenomenon that emotional dysregulation has been frequently noticed in severely gaming-addicted ADHD youth. Treatment efficacy of IGD is good when the underlying symptom of ADHD is controlled. Symptom scores of disruptive mood dysregulation (DMDD) were significantly reduced by 71.9%, 74.8%, and 84.4% at week 2, 3, and 4, respectively (P ≤.001) after adjusting baseline symptom severity. Conclusion IGD may strongly arouse emotional dysregulation. Future DSM criteria could consider these gaming-addicted youth as a specific subclass of ADHD.

Subjects

ATTENTION-deficit hyperactivity disorder; TREATMENT effectiveness; VIDEO games; YOUTH with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; INTERNET addiction; SYMPTOMS

Publication

International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, 2020, Vol 23, Issue 6, p349

ISSN

1461-1457

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1093/ijnp/pyaa010

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