Standardization of Terms for Behavioral AddictionsAbstract.Background: There is a multitude of terms, which intend to describe behavioral addictions, but which are limited in their operationalizability, their ...
Inclusion of gaming disorder as a behavioral addiction in ICD-11Abstract. With the inclusion of the new category “disorders due to addictive behaviors” in ICD-11, it has been officially recognized by the WHO that ...
Internet Use Disorders Among German Adolescents Before and During the COVID-19 PandemicAbstract.Theoretical background: Several studies indicate that the level of adolescents’ time spent online increased sharply during the lockdown ...
Abstract.Theoretical background: In cross-sectional studies, high levels of online time proved to be empirically related to a higher risk of online behavioral addictions, which in turn are cross-sectionally and longitudinally ...