Internet Gaming Addictions and the DSM-5
Were it not for my practice, and now, the last section of the remarkable DSM-5, I wouldn't be blogging about this. It feels like such a scrooge-thing to do. A kid finds this awesome present, an X box 360 under the tree, and his mom reads ENT and warns. . . Enjoy. But remember. It is a starter drug. Like our first flip phone was a starter drug, too, right? We can laugh, but couples do present in therapy, meaning they are in therapy because they disagree (fight) about one of them having a compulsion to play games online with friends. He isn't finishing his second shift responsibilities, and worse, isn't coming to bed at night. Every night is Christmas, up late waiting for an online Santa to lose. Competition rocks, really raises those endorphins. At the end of the DSM-5, page 795, we find a new disorder proposed for further study . Internet Gaming Disorder. No code yet. Interestingly, Persistent Complex Bereavement Disorder is among these disorders under consideration. ...