Abstract:Introduction: The current state of research suggests that personal, environmental, and product-related risk factors contribute to the development and maintenance of gaming disorder. Concerning game related ...
Recommendations How to Deal with AlcoholAbstract:Aims: The previous recommendations of the German Centre for Addiction Issues (DHS) how to deal with alcohol were based on low-risk drinking limits. The aim of this ...
Abstract:Background: Vocational students have an increased risk to engage in health-risk behaviors compared to same-aged peers. To date, evidence-based digital prevention approaches that address multiple health-...
Abstract:Aims: The problematic use of social networks is discussed as a further specific type of Internet-use disorders. Our project aims to clarify whether social-networks-use disorder (SNUD) is marked by ...
Recommendations for the Evaluation of the State Treaty on GamblingAbstract:Background: Gambling is considered a demerit good that is associated with addiction risks and social costs for society. Accordingly, there ...
Abstract:Aim: Studies on brief interventions for Internet use disorders (IUD) are lacking. In this pilot study we tested the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of an approach applying Motivational Interviewing ...
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 ...
Abstract.Objective: Increased impulsiveness is a risk factor for health-endangering behavior patterns. Little is known about whether increased impulsiveness is associated with Internet Use Disorder (IUD) and ...