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The American Journal of Family Therapy Volume 52, 2024 - Issue 4
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Review Article

Internet Gaming Disorder in Adolescents: Clinical Considerations and an Attachment-Based Treatment Approach

Brady C. Eiserta Department of Applied Human Sciences, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Roy A. Beanb School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8668-0972
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Lexi Oehlerb School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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Tyson W. Lovellb School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
Pages 487-503 | Received 06 May 2023, Accepted 10 Oct 2023, Published online: 11 Dec 2023
 
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Abstract

Videogaming rates among adolescents in the U.S. are very high. In addition, gaming disorder was recently added to the ICD-11 and Internet gaming disorder (IGD) is a part of the DSM-5-TR’s Conditions for Further Study, suggesting increasing import in the clinical realm. This review is an up-to-date resource for clinicians treating adolescent IGD, highlighting important areas of knowledge, awareness, and skills/behaviors to consider. Given evidence from multiple systemic reviews on the important role family dynamics play related to IGD, Attachment-Based Family Therapy is presented as a model for intervention, utilizing a case study to demonstrate how it may be applied.

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

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