|Articles|October 4, 2019
Therapy for Gaming Disorder: New Applications of Old Solutions
Author(s)John Torous, MD, MBI
Key Takeaways
- High-quality randomized evidence supports a brief, CBT-based psychotherapy specifically tailored to internet and computer game addiction.
- A newly developed treatment model achieved 69% remission compared with 23% in a waitlist control, indicating substantial effect size.
Technology addiction and screen time are topics of increased concern, but often the discussion does not focus on solutions. In this video, John Torous, MD discusses a new randomized clinical trial that explores the efficacy of CBT to guide patients in their recovery.
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John Torous, MD, MBI offers insights about a randomized clinical trial by
Applying principles of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), the study authors created a new therapy which they randomized patients with gaming disorder too. Results of remission in 69% of patients receiving the therapy versus 23% in the waitlist group highlight the potential of this novel therapy.
Dr Torous is Director of the Digital Psychiatry Division, Department of Psychiatry at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston; Editor in Chief of
Disclosures:
Dr Torous reports receiving unrelated research support from Otsuka.
References:
1. Wölfling K, Müller KW, Dreier M, et al.
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