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-report
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 treatmentEfficacy 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 effectCompulsivity-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 reviewCompulsionTen 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 modelsContextPotential 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 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 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
Altered functional network activities for behavioral adjustments and Bayesian learning in young men with Internet gaming disorder
Ma SS, Li CR, Zhang S, Worhunsky PD, Zhou N, Zhang JT, Liu L, Yao YW, Fang XY. Altered functional network activities for behavioral adjustments and Bayesian learning in young men with Internet gaming disorder. Journal Of Behavioral Addictions 2021, 10: 112-122. PMID: 33704083, PMCID: PMC8969861, DOI: 10.1556/2006.2021.00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternet gaming disorderPost-error slowingBehavioral adjustmentFunctional network activityGaming disorderCognitive control deficitsFronto-parietal networkStop-signal taskDefault mode networkGroup independent component analysisAnterior default mode networkCognitive controlTrial learningProactive controlVentral attentionControl deficitsDiminished engagementMode networkMale young adultsBayesian belief modelReactive controlCore featuresHealthy controlsGroup differencesSubstance use
2020
Internet gaming disorder, psychological distress, and insomnia in adolescent students and their siblings: An actor-partner interdependence model approach
Lin C, Potenza M, Broström A, Pakpour A. Internet gaming disorder, psychological distress, and insomnia in adolescent students and their siblings: An actor-partner interdependence model approach. Addictive Behaviors Reports 2020, 13: 100332. PMID: 33437860, PMCID: PMC7786042, DOI: 10.1016/j.abrep.2020.100332.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInternet gaming disorderActor-partner interdependence modelPsychological distressAdolescent studentsInsomnia severityPsychological healthInsomnia Severity IndexIGD symptomsGaming disorderActor–partner interdependence model approachDepression Anxiety Stress Scale-21Anxiety Stress Scale-21Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short FormStress Scale-21Scale-Short FormActor effectsPartner effectsInterdependence modelAnxiety symptomsCross-sectional designScale-21Dyadic dataSleep qualityAdolescentsDistressDigital Technology Use and Overuse
Yau Y, Potenza M. Digital Technology Use and Overuse. 2020, 134-143. DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190218058.013.13.ChaptersProblematic engagementInternet gaming disorderDisrupted 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 useIs monetary reward processing altered in drug-naïve youth with a behavioral addiction? Findings from internet gaming disorder
Yao YW, Liu L, Worhunsky PD, Lichenstein S, Ma SS, Zhu L, Shi XH, Yang S, Zhang JT, Yip SW. Is monetary reward processing altered in drug-naïve youth with a behavioral addiction? Findings from internet gaming disorder. NeuroImage Clinical 2020, 26: 102202. PMID: 32045732, PMCID: PMC7013339, DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2020.102202.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonetary reward processingInternet gaming disorderReward processingBehavioral addictionsSubstance use disordersNeural responsesGaming disorderMonetary incentive delay taskCurrent fMRI studyDrug-naïve young adultsNon-drug rewardsAltered reward processingIncentive delay taskDrug-naïve youthUse disordersDelay taskProcessing alterationsCaudate activityFMRI studyDrugs of abuseTrait featuresNeural activityNeural featuresOutcome stageSubstance exposure
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
2018
The Comorbidity Between Internet Gaming Disorder and Depression: Interrelationship and Neural Mechanisms
Liu L, Yao YW, Li CR, Zhang JT, Xia CC, Lan J, Ma SS, Zhou N, Fang XY. The Comorbidity Between Internet Gaming Disorder and Depression: Interrelationship and Neural Mechanisms. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2018, 9: 154. PMID: 29740358, PMCID: PMC5924965, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInternet gaming disorderDorsolateral prefrontal cortexNeural mechanismsLeft amygdalaGaming disorderRight dorsolateral prefrontal cortexDepression symptomsPrecentral gyrusAutoregressive cross-lagged modelingBrain imaging researchExecutive control networkResting-state functional connectivity studyCross-lagged modelingFunctional connectivity studiesLongitudinal survey studyNeural levelBrain mechanismsEmotional deficitsPrefrontal cortexCognitive deficitsPsychotherapy interventionsControl participantsIGD severityCollege studentsConnectivity studies
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