2024
Efficacy and Neural Mechanisms of Mindfulness Meditation Among Adults With Internet Gaming Disorder
Ni H, Wang H, Ma X, Li S, Liu C, Song X, Potenza M, Dong G. Efficacy and Neural Mechanisms of Mindfulness Meditation Among Adults With Internet Gaming Disorder. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2416684. PMID: 38888924, PMCID: PMC11185988, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.16684.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternet gaming disorderDSM-5-TRProgressive muscle relaxationMindfulness meditationProgressive muscle relaxation groupNeural mechanismsGaming cravingsAddiction severityDecreased cravingFunctional connectivityAssociated with decreased brain activitySeverity of internet gaming disorderInternet gaming disorder severityTreating Internet Gaming DisorderBlood oxygen level-dependent signalCue-craving taskMedial frontal gyrusPotential neural mechanismsProgressive muscle relaxation trainingBilateral lentiform nucleusFrontal gyrusIncreased mindfulnessBrain measuresGaming disorderBrain regions
2023
Validation of the Thai Assessment of Criteria for Specific Internet-use Disorders (ACSID-11) among young adults
Yang Y, Su J, Pimsen A, Chen J, Potenza M, Pakpour A, Chen J, Poon W, Nurmala I, Ruckwongpatr K, Lin C. Validation of the Thai Assessment of Criteria for Specific Internet-use Disorders (ACSID-11) among young adults. BMC Psychiatry 2023, 23: 819. PMID: 37940885, PMCID: PMC10633967, DOI: 10.1186/s12888-023-05210-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBehavioral addictions in the ICD-11: An important debate that is anticipated to continue for some time
Brand M, Potenza M. Behavioral addictions in the ICD-11: An important debate that is anticipated to continue for some time. Journal Of Behavioral Addictions 2023, 12: 585-589. PMID: 37682725, PMCID: PMC10562818, DOI: 10.1556/2006.2023.00042.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersA systematic review and meta-analysis of risky decision-making in specific domains of problematic use of the internet: Evidence across different decision-making tasks
Müller S, Antons S, Wegmann E, Ioannidis K, King D, Potenza M, Chamberlain S, Brand M. A systematic review and meta-analysis of risky decision-making in specific domains of problematic use of the internet: Evidence across different decision-making tasks. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 2023, 152: 105271. PMID: 37277009, DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTranslation and Validation of the Gaming Disorder Test and Gaming Disorder Scale for Adolescents into Chinese for Taiwanese Young Adults
Wu T, Huang S, Chen J, Kamolthip R, Kukreti S, Strong C, Pontes H, Lin I, Lin C, Potenza M, Pakpour A. Translation and Validation of the Gaming Disorder Test and Gaming Disorder Scale for Adolescents into Chinese for Taiwanese Young Adults. Comprehensive Psychiatry 2023, 124: 152396. PMID: 37295061, DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2023.152396.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTaiwanese young adultsGaming Disorder TestConfirmatory factor analysisMeasurement invarianceConvergent validityInternal consistencyYoung adultsDisorder ScaleDepression Anxiety Stress Scale-21Anxiety Stress Scale-21Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short FormStress Scale-21Taiwanese university studentsTwo-factor structureAdequate internal consistencyOne-factor structureScale-Short FormGaming disorderScale-21Factor structureDASS-21University studentsTraditional Chinese charactersCFA resultsChinese charactersPotential Biological Markers and Treatment Implications for Binge Eating Disorder and Behavioral Addictions
Mestre-Bach G, Potenza M. Potential Biological Markers and Treatment Implications for Binge Eating Disorder and Behavioral Addictions. Nutrients 2023, 15: 827. PMID: 36839185, PMCID: PMC9962023, DOI: 10.3390/nu15040827.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsBehavior, AddictiveBinge-Eating DisorderBrainGamblingHumansInternetMagnetic Resonance ImagingVideo GamesConceptsInternet gaming disorderGambling disorderVentral striatumBehavioral addictionsBinge Eating DisorderReward processingEating DisordersGaming disorderReward systemTreatment implicationsBrain regionsBrain changesTreatment-related changesAddictionDisordersBingePotential biological markersPossible biomarkersBiological markersMore evidenceSpecific roleProcessingInterventionImplicationsCircuitry
2022
Obsessive-compulsive, harm-avoidance and persistence tendencies in patients with gambling, gaming, compulsive sexual behavior and compulsive buying-shopping disorders/concerns
Mestre-Bach G, Granero R, Fernández-Aranda F, Potenza M, Jiménez-Murcia S. Obsessive-compulsive, harm-avoidance and persistence tendencies in patients with gambling, gaming, compulsive sexual behavior and compulsive buying-shopping disorders/concerns. Addictive Behaviors 2022, 139: 107591. PMID: 36587418, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107591.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBehavior, AddictiveCompulsive BehaviorGamblingHumansObsessive-Compulsive DisorderSexual BehaviorVideo GamesConceptsObsessive-compulsive featuresTreatment-seeking patientsObsessive-compulsive subscaleBehavioral addictionsDifferent behavioural addictionsHarm avoidanceDifferent addictionsSymptom ChecklistObsessive-compulsive measuresLower scoresBuying-shopping disorderInternet gaming disorderCompulsive sexual behavior disorderCompulsive sexual behaviorSexual behavior disorderCharacter Inventory-RevisedGambling disorderGaming disorderCharacter InventoryClinical populationsInventory-RevisedPersonality profilesBehavior disorderHigher scoresEmpirical groupTemporal associations between physical activity and three types of problematic use of the internet: A six-month longitudinal study
Huang P, Chen J, Potenza M, Griffiths M, Pakpour A, Chen J, Lin Y, Hung C, O'Brien K, Lin C. Temporal associations between physical activity and three types of problematic use of the internet: A six-month longitudinal study. Journal Of Behavioral Addictions 2022, 11: 1055-1067. PMID: 36427199, PMCID: PMC9881666, DOI: 10.1556/2006.2022.00084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHumansInternetLongitudinal StudiesSmartphoneSocial MediaSurveys and QuestionnairesVideo GamesConceptsPhysical activity levelsPhysical activityActivity levelsTemporal associationInternational Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short FormHigher physical activity levelsLow physical activityQuestionnaire-Short FormPrevalence ratesDaily livingPositive temporal associationHealthy lifestyleLongitudinal survey studyTime pointsLongitudinal studySix-month longitudinal studyShort formAdditional investigationEffects modelProblematic useAssociationPresent studySurvey studyAddiction ScaleOnline survey
2020
Disrupted prefrontal regulation of striatum-related craving in Internet gaming disorder revealed by dynamic causal modeling: results from a cue-reactivity task
Dong GH, Wang M, Zheng H, Wang Z, Du X, Potenza MN. Disrupted prefrontal regulation of striatum-related craving in Internet gaming disorder revealed by dynamic causal modeling: results from a cue-reactivity task. Psychological Medicine 2020, 51: 1549-1561. PMID: 32102722, DOI: 10.1017/s003329172000032x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternet gaming disorderPosterior cingulate cortexRecreational game useIGD subjectsRGU subjectsNeurobiological markersGaming disorderCue-craving taskCue-reactivity taskGaming-related cuesCue-related cravingDynamic causal modelingPossible neurobiological mechanismsCognitive controlGaming cuesNeutral cuesUseful neurobiological markerPrefrontal regulationBrain responsesNeurobiological mechanismsLeft hemisphereCausal modelingCingulate cortexDirectional connectivityGame use
2019
Reciprocal relationship between depression and Internet gaming disorder in children: A 12-month follow-up of the iCURE study using cross-lagged path analysis
Jeong H, Yim HW, Lee SY, Lee HK, Potenza M, Jo SJ, Son HJ. Reciprocal relationship between depression and Internet gaming disorder in children: A 12-month follow-up of the iCURE study using cross-lagged path analysis. Journal Of Behavioral Addictions 2019, 8: 725-732. PMID: 32359239, PMCID: PMC7044588, DOI: 10.1556/2006.8.2019.74.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLevel of depressionDepressive symptomsDepression InventoryInternet gaming disorderSelf-reported severityChildren's Depression InventorySymptom screenRisk populationsSymptomsSeverityTime pointsCross-lagged path analysisDepressionGaming disorderLongitudinal studyReciprocal relationshipChildrenResearch panelBaselineDisordersAssociationCross-lagged structural equation modelsPrevious studiesLevelsStudy