TY - JOUR
T1 - Internet gaming disorder in an adolescent during the COVID-19 pandemic
T2 - a case report
AU - Rahmawati, Novi Agung
AU - Setiawati, Yunias
AU - Ardani, Gusti Ayu Indah
AU - Zain, Ekachaeryanti
AU - Pereira-Sanchez, Victor
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Novi Agung Rahmawati et al.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - The internet has become an indispensable tool in people´s daily lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. Internet and video game use are experiencing rapid growth in the youth and adult populations as a major source of entertainment. However, excessive gaming may cause addiction and negatively impact mental health, entailing low psychosocial well-being, poor social skills, and decreased academic achievement. We report the case of a 16-year-old student with a "typical" pattern of internet gaming disorder (IGD) developed during the pandemic, which improved after weeks of treatment with pharmacotherapy and psychosocial interventions. This case highlights that it is essential for the mental health professionals to know the psychopathology of IGD and multimodal approaches to treat it.
AB - The internet has become an indispensable tool in people´s daily lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. Internet and video game use are experiencing rapid growth in the youth and adult populations as a major source of entertainment. However, excessive gaming may cause addiction and negatively impact mental health, entailing low psychosocial well-being, poor social skills, and decreased academic achievement. We report the case of a 16-year-old student with a "typical" pattern of internet gaming disorder (IGD) developed during the pandemic, which improved after weeks of treatment with pharmacotherapy and psychosocial interventions. This case highlights that it is essential for the mental health professionals to know the psychopathology of IGD and multimodal approaches to treat it.
KW - COVID-19
KW - Internet gaming disorder
KW - adolescent
KW - behavioral addiction
KW - case report
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85131298295&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.11604/pamj.2022.41.224.33941
DO - 10.11604/pamj.2022.41.224.33941
M3 - Article
C2 - 35721634
AN - SCOPUS:85131298295
SN - 1937-8688
VL - 41
JO - Pan African Medical Journal
JF - Pan African Medical Journal
M1 - 224
ER -
