Abstract
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition, proposed criteria for Internet gaming disorder (IGD) share similar symptomology with substance use disorders (SUDs), so counselors have adopted individual, cognitive–behavioral models from SUD research to apply to IGD. Studies of these cognitive–behavioral treatments reveal that symptoms return as clients leave treatment. Systemic interventions lower rates of relapse in SUD. Thus, it shall be proposed that Steinglass’s systemic-motivational therapy, designed initially for treatment of SUD, could have similar effects on relapse rates when applied to an analogous issue of IGD.
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