2025
Psychometric properties of the Reward Deficiency Syndrome Questionnaire among a non-clinical sample and its relationship with the characteristics of potentially addictive behaviors
Kotyuk E, Demetrovics Z, Urbán R, Czakó A, Blum K, Griffiths M, Potenza M, Efrati Y. Psychometric properties of the Reward Deficiency Syndrome Questionnaire among a non-clinical sample and its relationship with the characteristics of potentially addictive behaviors. Addictive Behaviors Reports 2025, 21: 100598. PMID: 40248688, PMCID: PMC12005299, DOI: 10.1016/j.abrep.2025.100598.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReward Deficiency SyndromeCompulsive buying-shopping disorderInternet gaming disorderAddictive behaviorsBehavioral addictionsGambling disorderDevelopment of addictive behaviorsBuying-shopping disorderNon-clinical samplePotential behavioral addictionsProblematic substance useAssociated with anxietyIsraeli young adultsPsychometrically sound instrumentNatural rewardsCompulsive personalityFactor structureGaming disorderProblematic behaviorsSubstance useSocial media usePersonal characteristicsPsychological featuresSound instrumentHebrew versionTransdiagnostic study of dynamic brain activity and connectivity among people with gambling and internet gaming disorders DYNAMIC BRAIN ACTIVITY IN GD AND IGD
Zhou H, He Y, Liu L, Yin J, Xiong A, Leong K, Wu A, Potenza M. Transdiagnostic study of dynamic brain activity and connectivity among people with gambling and internet gaming disorders DYNAMIC BRAIN ACTIVITY IN GD AND IGD. International Journal Of Clinical And Health Psychology 2025, 25: 100547. PMID: 39944189, PMCID: PMC11815891, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijchp.2025.100547.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInternet gaming disorder groupInternet gaming disorderIGD participantsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingDynamic brain activityGambling disorderHC participantsBrain activityTransdiagnostic studiesFrontal gyrusLeft triangular inferior frontal gyrusFeatures of behavioral addictionsResting-state functional magnetic resonance imagingTriangular inferior frontal gyrusInferior frontal gyrusCombination of self-reportHealthy controlsPositive playBehavioral addictionsSelf-reported indicatorsNeural measuresGaming disorderDiagnostic groupsBrain connectivitySelf-reportMediating roles of weight stigma and physical activity avoidance in the associations between severity of gaming disorder and levels of physical activity among young adults
Saffari M, Huang C, Huang P, Chang Y, Chen J, Poon W, Potenza M, Griffiths M, Lin C. Mediating roles of weight stigma and physical activity avoidance in the associations between severity of gaming disorder and levels of physical activity among young adults. Journal Of Behavioral Addictions 2025, 14: 289-303. PMID: 39853322, PMCID: PMC11974422, DOI: 10.1556/2006.2024.00083.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical activityWeight stigmaModerate to high PALevels of physical activityPerceived weight stigmaCross-sectional surveyGaming disorderYoung adultsSeverity of gaming disorderStructural equation modelingMultinomial logistic regressionPA levelsLow PAHigh PAAssociated with higher levelsStigmaLogistic regressionMediation analysisTaiwanese young adultsRisk of gaming disorderBehavioral symptomsAssociationClinical groupsActive avoidanceAdults
2024
Current Advances in Behavioral Addictions: From Fundamental Research to Clinical Practice
Brand M, Antons S, Bőthe B, Demetrovics Z, Fineberg N, Jimenez-Murcia S, King D, Mestre-Bach G, Moretta T, Müller A, Wegmann E, Potenza M. Current Advances in Behavioral Addictions: From Fundamental Research to Clinical Practice. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2024, 182: 155-163. PMID: 39659159, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.20240092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBehavioral addictionsAddictive behaviorsGaming disorderDisorders due to addictive behaviorsCompulsive sexual behavior disorderCompulsive buying-shopping disorderAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderCognitive-behavioral therapyBuying-shopping disorderSexual behavior disorderEmpirical supportInternet gaming disorderDeficit hyperactivity disorderPoor treatment outcomesResearch to clinical practiceDSM-5Gambling disorderICD-11Psychiatric disordersHyperactivity disorderBehavior problemsBehavioral disordersAddictionDiagnostic instrumentsEfficacious treatmentReliability generalization Meta-Analysis and psychometric review of the Gaming Disorder test (GDT): Evaluating internal consistency
Jahrami H, Husain W, Lin C, Björling G, Potenza M, Pakpour A. Reliability generalization Meta-Analysis and psychometric review of the Gaming Disorder test (GDT): Evaluating internal consistency. Addictive Behaviors Reports 2024, 20: 100563. PMID: 39282470, PMCID: PMC11399696, DOI: 10.1016/j.abrep.2024.100563.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInternal consistencyCronbach's alphaMeta-analysisPsychometric propertiesInternational Classification of DiseasesEvaluate internal consistencyExcellent internal consistencyClassification of DiseasesRisk of biasPublic health issueReliability generalization meta-analysisPsychometric reviewInternational ClassificationStudy qualityQualitative synthesisHealth issuesPre-registrationPsychometric testsGaming Disorder TestComprehensive searchDiverse populationsSample characteristicsPsychometric dataAnalyzed studiesGaming disorderEfficacy 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 regionsPavlovian-to-instrumental transfer and outcome-devaluation effects in individuals with gaming experience
Xu L, Zhang J, Geng X, Song K, Zeng P, Potenza M, Schad D, Zhang J. Pavlovian-to-instrumental transfer and outcome-devaluation effects in individuals with gaming experience. Computers In Human Behavior 2024, 155: 108188. DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2024.108188.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRecreational game useInternet gaming disorderInternet gaming disorder groupHabitual controlInstrumental behaviorPavlovian-to-instrumental transferDevelopment of internet gaming disorderGaming-related cuesSubstance use disordersForty-five adultsTransfer effectsGaming behaviorDevaluation sensitivityPavlovian cuesDevaluation procedureMonetary cuesPIT taskAddiction severityAddiction developmentAddictive behaviorsLearned associationsGaming disorderNo-goOutcome valuesPIT effectSpirituality and behavioural addictions: narrative review
Kanabar M, Kathiresan P, Elkholy H, Zonoozi A, Orsolini L, Long J, Farokhnia M, Bhad R, Butner J, Fonseca F, Phan V, Achab S, Potenza M. Spirituality and behavioural addictions: narrative review. BJPsych International 2024, 21: 59-61. PMID: 40291985, PMCID: PMC12022886, DOI: 10.1192/bji.2024.9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCompulsivity-related behavioral features of problematic usage of the internet: A scoping review of paradigms, progress, and perspectives
Liu L, Yao Y, Fang X, Xu L, Hu M, Zhang J, Potenza M. Compulsivity-related behavioral features of problematic usage of the internet: A scoping review of paradigms, progress, and perspectives. Journal Of Behavioral Addictions 2024, 13: 429-449. PMID: 38656807, PMCID: PMC11220808, DOI: 10.1556/2006.2024.00023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFour-domain frameworkAttentional biasHabit learningSet-shiftingCognitive flexibilityInternet gaming disorderAddictive disordersNeuropsychological characteristicsGaming disorderCognitive featuresCompulsionTask resultsBehavioral featuresMultidimensional natureDisordersSystematic literature searchSub-typesDeficitsTherapeutic implicationsWeb of ScienceLearningUmbrella termPsycINFOLiterature searchBiasWanting-liking dissociation and altered dopaminergic functioning: Similarities between internet gaming disorder and tobacco use disorder
Ma X, Wang M, Zhou W, Zhang Z, Ni H, Jiang A, Zheng Y, Du X, Potenza M, Dong G. Wanting-liking dissociation and altered dopaminergic functioning: Similarities between internet gaming disorder and tobacco use disorder. Journal Of Behavioral Addictions 2024, 13: 596-609. PMID: 38635338, PMCID: PMC11220823, DOI: 10.1556/2006.2024.00011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInternet gaming disorderTobacco use disorderIGD participantsGaming disorderCue-craving taskImplicit Association TestBrain-behavior mechanismsHealthy control participantsImplicit association test resultsFunctional MRI dataNeuromelanin-sensitive MRIIncentive sensitizationAddiction severityDopaminergic involvementDSM-5Dopaminergic functionDopaminergic systemPotential dissociationUse disorderControl participantsBrain featuresHedonic responsesAssociation TestGaming motivesNeural featuresInhibitory Control in Gambling Disorder, Internet Gaming Disorder, and Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder/Problematic Pornography Use: a Review of the Last 5 Years
Mestre-Bach G, Potenza M. Inhibitory Control in Gambling Disorder, Internet Gaming Disorder, and Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder/Problematic Pornography Use: a Review of the Last 5 Years. Current Behavioral Neuroscience Reports 2024, 11: 64-77. DOI: 10.1007/s40473-024-00272-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInternet gaming disorderImpaired inhibitory controlInhibitory controlGambling disorderBehavioral addictionsPornography useStudies of inhibitory controlComponents of executive functionStop-signal task performanceStop-signal taskGoal-directed behaviorTransdiagnostic factorExecutive functionIrrelevant responsesGaming disorderMental disordersTask performanceStroopDisordersAddictionHeterogeneous resultsTaskControl constructsNarrative reviewCompulsionMental health professionals' use of the ICD-11 classification of impulse control disorders and behavioral addictions: An international field study
Fuss J, Keeley J, Stein D, Rebello T, García J, Briken P, Robles R, Matsumoto C, Abé C, Billieux J, Grant J, Kraus S, Lochner C, Potenza M, Reed G. Mental health professionals' use of the ICD-11 classification of impulse control disorders and behavioral addictions: An international field study. Journal Of Behavioral Addictions 2024, 13: 276-292. PMID: 38217688, PMCID: PMC10988394, DOI: 10.1556/2006.2023.00083.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCompulsive sexual behavior disorderIntermittent explosive disorderImpulse control disordersMental health professionalsICD-10 guidelinesICD-11Control disordersICD-10Behavioral addictionsReward behaviorGaming disorderDisorders due to addictive behaviorsICD-11 chapterSexual behavior disorderICD-11 classificationVignette-based methodologyExplosive disorderAddictive behaviorsBehavioral disordersDiagnostic requirementsNeurodevelopmental disordersHealth professionalsDisordersDiagnostic guidelinesAddictionTen years of research on the treatments of internet gaming disorder: A scoping review and directions for future research
Dong G, Dai J, Potenza M. Ten years of research on the treatments of internet gaming disorder: A scoping review and directions for future research. Journal Of Behavioral Addictions 2024, 13: 51-65. PMID: 38183434, PMCID: PMC10988415, DOI: 10.1556/2006.2023.00071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-invasive brain stimulationCognitive behavioral therapyTreatment strategiesTreatment studiesInternet gaming disorderMedication-based treatmentDifferent treatment strategiesStudies of treatmentTreatment of IGDFuture studiesBrain stimulationControl groupBehavioral therapyGaming disorderTreatmentDSM-5Sex differencesDisordersSummary of findingsCurrent studyEarly stagesPharmacotherapyTherapyStudyYears
2023
Neuroimaging Correlates of Internet Gaming Disorder: Can We Achieve the Promise of Translating Understanding of Brain Functioning Into Clinical Advances?
Mestre-Bach G, Potenza M. Neuroimaging Correlates of Internet Gaming Disorder: Can We Achieve the Promise of Translating Understanding of Brain Functioning Into Clinical Advances? The Canadian Journal Of Addiction 2023, 14: 7-17. PMID: 38371925, PMCID: PMC10871672, DOI: 10.1097/cxa.0000000000000178.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsNeural mechanisms linked to treatment outcomes and recovery in substance-related and addictive disorders
Mestre-Bach G, Potenza M. Neural mechanisms linked to treatment outcomes and recovery in substance-related and addictive disorders. Dialogues In Clinical Neuroscience 2023, 25: 75-91. PMID: 37594217, PMCID: PMC10444012, DOI: 10.1080/19585969.2023.2242359.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsNeural mechanismsAddictive disordersPotential neural mechanismsTreatment development effortsInternet gaming disorderBrain processesSubstance use disordersAdvanced analytic approachesGaming disorderImpulse controlTreatment developmentUse disordersPsychiatric conditionsExtant dataTreatment utilityAddictionDisordersAnalytic approachTreatment outcomesNarrative reviewIntervention administrationMedication challengePresent reviewMain modelsContextTranslation 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 StatementsConceptsInternet gaming disorderGambling disorderVentral striatumBehavioral addictionsBinge Eating DisorderReward processingEating DisordersGaming disorderReward systemTreatment implicationsBrain regionsBrain changesTreatment-related changesAddictionDisordersBingePotential biological markersPossible biomarkersBiological markersMore evidenceSpecific roleProcessingInterventionImplicationsCircuitryThe Practice and Feasibility of Screening, Treatment, and Referral for Gaming Problems in Gambling, Alcohol and Other Drugs, and Youth Services
Park J, King D, Wilkinson-Meyers L, Rodda S. The Practice and Feasibility of Screening, Treatment, and Referral for Gaming Problems in Gambling, Alcohol and Other Drugs, and Youth Services. International Journal Of Mental Health And Addiction 2023, 22: 2633-2648. PMID: 36714324, PMCID: PMC9869840, DOI: 10.1007/s11469-023-01010-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInternet-delivered CBTSelf-help materialsRisk of addictionRelapse preventionGaming disorderMotivational approachReferral to treatmentBrief interventionTreatment guidelinesOther drugsGamblingIdentifying peopleRate of referralFeasibility of screeningYouthYouth servicesCliniciansSBIRTAlcoholImplementing SBIRTCBTScreening toolAddictionScreening trainingIntervention
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 ResearchConceptsObsessive-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 group
2021
Predictors of gaming disorder in children and adolescents: a school-based study
Ferreira F, Bambini B, Tonsig G, Fonseca L, Picon F, Pan P, Salum G, Jackowski A, Miguel E, Rohde L, Bressan R, Gadelha A. Predictors of gaming disorder in children and adolescents: a school-based study. Brazilian Journal Of Psychiatry 2021, 43: 289-292. PMID: 32756806, PMCID: PMC8136393, DOI: 10.1590/1516-4446-2020-0964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental disordersWell-Being Behavior AssessmentHigh-risk cohortLogistic regression modelsSchool-based studyGaming disorderPsychiatric disordersUnhealthy patternsDisorder ratesSchool-based sampleDisordersSignificant predictorsFurther riskBrazilian High-Risk CohortCommunity sampleHigh rateBehavior changeMore hoursRegression modelsChildrenPredictorsAdolescentsHoursBehavior assessmentPattern variables
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