Internet Gaming Disorder: Theory, Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention is an informative and practical introduction to the topics of Internet gaming disorder and problematic gaming. This book provides mental health clinicians with hands-on assessment, prevention, and treatment techniques for clients with problematic gaming behaviors and Internet gaming disorder. It provides an overview of the existing research on epidemiology, risk and protective factors, and discusses the distinct cognitive features that distinguish gaming from gambling and other related activities and disorders. Clinicians will find interest in discussion of the latest developments in cognitive-behavioral approaches to gaming disorder as well as the best structure for clinical interviews. Included in clinical sections are details of the key indicators of harm and impairment associated with problem gaming and how these might present in clinical cases. Internet Gaming Disorder is strongly evidence-based, draws extensively upon the latest international research literature, and provides insights into the likely future developments in this emerging field both in terms of technological development and new research approaches.
Internet Gaming Disorder: Theory, Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention is an informative and practical introduction to the topics of Internet gaming disorder and problematic gaming. This book provides mental health clinicians with hands-on assessment, prevention, and treatment techniques for clients with problematic gaming behaviors and Internet gaming disorder. It provides an overview of the existing research on epidemiology, risk and protective factors, and discusses the distinct cognitive features that distinguish gaming from gambling and other related activities and disorders. Clinicians will find interest in discussion of the latest developments in cognitive-behavioral approaches to gaming disorder as well as the best structure for clinical interviews. Included in clinical sections are details of the key indicators of harm and impairment associated with problem gaming and how these might present in clinical cases. Internet Gaming Disorder is strongly evidence-based, draws extensively upon the latest international research literature, and provides insights into the likely future developments in this emerging field both in terms of technological development and new research approaches.
Über den Autor
Dr. Daniel King is a Professor and Clinical Psychologist in the College of Education, Psychology, and Social Work at Flinders University, Australia, and a member of the Flinders University Institute for Mental Health and Wellbeing. He obtained his PhD in Psychology from the University of Adelaide, Australia, and brings two decades of expertise in digital technology-based problems, with a focus on online gaming and simulated gambling. He has provided consultation on gaming and gambling for national and international authorities, including the World Health Organization, and his research informs evidence-based interventions and policies for the prevention and treatment of gaming and gambling disorders.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. An introduction to gaming and IGD2. Theories and models of IGD3. Risk and protective factors for IGD 4. Cognitive features of IGD5. Screening and assessment of IGD6. Case formulation for IGD7. Treatment for IGD8. Prevention and harm reduction for IGD9. Future directions for IGD
