CBT shows promise in teens with gaming disorder
The findings may be important for managing this newly recognised aspect of addiction, researchers say
CBT may help reduce symptoms of so-called ‘gaming disorder’ in at-risk high school students, a multi-centre German study suggests.
Analysis of data from 422 teenagers with symptoms of gaming disorder and unspecified internet use disorder revealed that the intervention had an effect “above and beyond spontaneous remission”, the researchers say.
