Evaluation of the diagnostic criteria of Internet gaming disorder in the DSM-5 among young adults in Taiwan
Journal
Journal of Psychiatric Research
Journal Volume
53
Journal Issue
1
Pages
103-110
Date Issued
2014
Author(s)
Abstract
The DSM-5 proposed the diagnostic criteria of Internet gaming disorder (IGD) and suggested that more evidence is necessary before it is included as a standard disorder in the DSM system. The aims of this study were to: 1) evaluate the diagnostic validity of individual criteria of IGD in the DSM-5 and the criteria of craving and irritability; 2) determine the optimal cut-off point for the IGD criteria in the DSM-5. We recruited 75 subjects with IGD, 75 without IGD, and 75 in remission from IGD based on the Diagnostic Criteria of Internet Addiction for College Students (DC-IA-C). All participants underwent a diagnostic interview based on the diagnostic criteria of IGD in the DSM-5 and completed the CIAS and QGU-B. Except for the "deceiving" and "escape" criteria, all criteria of IGD had diagnostic accuracy ranging from 77.3% to 94.7% to differentiate university students with IGD from remitted students. The criterion of craving had diagnostic accuracy of 88% and the criteria of irritability had an accuracy of 68.7%. Fulfilling 5 or more criteria of IGD in the DSM-5 was the best cut-off point to differentiate young adults with IGD from healthy or remitted users. ? 2014 Elsevier Ltd.
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Other Subjects
adult; article; controlled study; diagnostic accuracy; diagnostic criteria of internet addiction for college student; diagnostic test accuracy study; DSM-5; female; human; intermethod comparison; internet addiction; internet gaming disorder; irritability; major clinical study; male; named inventories, questionnaires and rating scales; priority journal; remission; sensitivity and specificity; Taiwan; validity; withdrawal syndrome; young adult; Behavior, Addictive; case control study; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; Internet; psychological rating scale; psychology; questionnaire; receiver operating characteristic; Adult; Behavior, Addictive; Case-Control Studies; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; Female; Humans; Internet; Male; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Questionnaires; ROC Curve; Taiwan; Young Adult
Type
journal article