Problem gaming in adolescents and young adults - from general population prevalence data to evidence-based intervention

Gaming Disorder (GD) was added to the 11th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD 11) and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) the American Psychiatry Association (APA) included Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) as a tentative diagnose; a “condition for further studies “. The behavior is characterized by compulsion, psychiatric and physical symptoms, and impaired school performance. Media, School health care and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CAP) inquires for increasing knowledge on the behavior in terms of prevalence, risk factors but also regarding potential treatments.