Adolescent Online Gaming Disorder, Comorbidity, Neural Mechanism and Psychotherapy of Internet Gaming Disorder

Abstract

Due to the sharp increase in the number of online game addicts, this paper systematically reviewed the neural mechanism, comorbidity, and psychotherapy of adolescent online game addicts. Online gaming disorder (IGD) is a new concept, which has been studied in many aspects in different literature. The analysis of existing research results shows that inhibition control and risk behaviors of adolescents with online gaming addiction are increased, and depression and dissociative experience is a common comorbidity of Internet game disorder. Single psychotherapy cannot effectively treat adolescents with online gaming addiction. Comprehensive psychological intervention based on cognitive behavior therapy is more effective for adolescent participants. This paper aims to analyze the existing literature, systematically review the neural mechanism, comorbidity, and psychotherapy of adolescent online game disorder, and provide guidance for future research in this emerging field. At the end of this paper, these suggestions will help scholars find problems and gaps that have not been fully explored, and these problems and gaps can become the basis for further research.