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Including gaming disorder in the ICD-11: The need to do so from a clinical and public health perspective: Commentary on: A weak scientific basis for gaming disorder: Let us err on the side of caution (van Rooij et al., 2018) by Rumpf, Hans-Jürgen, Achab, Sophia, Billieux, Joël, Bowden-Jones, Henrieta, Carragher, Natacha

“…The proposed introduction of gaming disorder (GD) in the 11th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) developed by the World Health…”
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Problematic online gaming and the COVID-19 pandemic by King, Daniel L, Delfabbro, Paul H, Billieux, Joël, Potenza, Marc N

“…Stay-at-home mandates and quarantines related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic have led to greatly increased participation in online gaming. Initiatives…”
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Is smartphone addiction really an addiction? by Panova, Tayana, Carbonell, Xavier

“…Aims: In light of the rise in research on technological addictions and smartphone addiction in particular, the aim of this paper was to review the relevant…”
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Depression and anxiety symptoms associated with internet gaming disorder before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal study by Teng, Zhaojun, Pontes, Halley M, Nie, Qian, Griffiths, Mark D, Guo, Cheng

“…Background. The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has profoundly impacted aspects of human life globally. Playing videogames has been encouraged by…”
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Problematic gaming exists and is an example of disordered gaming by Griffiths, Mark D, Kuss, Daria J, Lopez-Fernandez, Olatz, Pontes, Halley M

“…The recent paper by Aarseth et al. (2016) questioned whether problematic gaming should be considered a new disorder particularly because “Gaming Disorder” (GD)…”
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Relationship of Smartphone Use Severity with Sleep Quality, Depression, and Anxiety In University Students by Demír, Kadír, Akgönül, Mehmet, Akpinar, Abdullah

“…The usage of smartphones has increased rapidly in recent years, and this has brought about addiction. The aim of the current study was to investigate the…”
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Problem Gambling Worldwide: An Update and Systematic Review of Empirical Research (2000–2015) by Calado, Filipa, Griffiths, Mark D

“…Problem gambling has been identified as an emergent public health issue, and there is a need to identify gambling trends and to regularly update worldwide…”
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Smartphone use and smartphone addiction among young people in Switzerland by Haug, Severin, Paz Castro, Raquel, Kwon, Min, Filler, Andreas, Kowatsch, Tobias, Schaub, Michael P

“…Smartphone addiction, its association with smartphone use, and its predictors have not yet been studied in a European sample. This study investigated…”
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A weak scientific basis for gaming disorder: Let us err on the side of caution by Van Rooij, Antonius J, Ferguson, Christopher J, Colder Carras, Michelle, Kardefelt-Winther, Daniel, Shi, Jing, Aarseth, Espen, Bean, Anthony M, Helmersson Bergmark, Karin, Bruss, Anne, Coulson, Mark, Deleuze, Jory, Dullur, Pravin, Dunkels, Elza, Edman, Johan, Etchells, Peter J, Elson, Malte, Fiskaali, Anne, Granic, Isabela, Jansz, Jeroen, Karlsen, Faltin, Kaye, Linda K, Kirsh, Bonnie, Markey, Patrick, Lieberoth, Andreas, Mills, Kathryn L, Lundedal Nielsen, Rune Kristian, Poulsen, Arne, Orben, Amy, Prause, Nicole, Prax, Patrick, Quandt, Thorsten, Schimmenti, Adriano, Starčević, Vladan, Stutman, Gabrielle, Turner, Nigel E, Van Looy, Jan, Przybylski, Andrew K

“…We greatly appreciate the care and thought that is evident in the 10 commentaries that discuss our debate paper, the majority of which argued in favor of a…”
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Correlations between mobile phone addiction and anxiety, depression, impulsivity, and poor sleep quality among college students: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Li, Ying, Li, Guangxiao, Liu, Li, Wu, Hui

“…Background and aims. Mobile phone addiction (MPA) is frequently reported to be correlated with anxiety, depression, stress, impulsivity, and sleep quality…”
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Attachment and emotion regulation in substance addictions and behavioral addictions by Estévez, Ana, Jauregui, Paula, SÁNCHEZ-MARCOS, INMACULADA, López-González, Hibai, Griffiths, Mark D

“…Risky behaviors have been related to emotional regulation and attachment, which may constitute risk factors for developing an addictive behavior. However,…”
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Problematic internet-related behaviors mediate the associations between levels of internet engagement and distress among schoolchildren during COVID-19 lockdown: A longitudinal structural equation modeling study by Chen, I-Hua, Chen, Chao-Ying, Pakpour, Amir H, Griffiths, Mark D, Lin, Chung-Ying, Li, Xu-Dong

“…Background and aims. Due to the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), policies based on the nature of “spatial distancing” have been…”
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The relationship between perceived stress and problematic social networking site use among Chinese college students by Hou, Xiang-Ling, Wang, Hai-Zhen, Hu, Tian-Qiang, Gentile, Douglas A, Gaskin, James, Wang, Jinliang

“…Background and aims. Perceived stress has been regarded as a risk factor for problematic social networking site (SNS) use, yet little is known about the…”
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Pornography use in the setting of the COVID-19 pandemic by Mestre-Bach, Gemma, Blycker, Gretchen R, Potenza, Marc N

“…With the global expansion of the COVID-19 pandemic, social or physical distancing, quarantines, and lockdowns have become more prevalent. Concurrently,…”
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COVID-19 pandemic lockdown and problematic eating behaviors in a student population by Flaudias, Valentin, Iceta, Sylvain, Zerhouni, Oulmann, Rodgers, Rachel F, Billieux, Joël, Llorca, Pierre-Michel, Boudesseul, Jordane, Romo, Lucia, Maurage, Pierre

“…Since mid-March 2020, over 3 billion people have been confined as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Problematic eating behaviors are likely to be impacted by…”
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Problematic video game use as an emotional coping strategy: Evidence from a sample of MMORPG gamers by Blasi, Maria Di, Giardina, Alessandro, Giordano, Cecilia, Coco, Gianluca Lo, Tosto, Crispino, Billieux, Joël, Schimmenti, Adriano

“…Background. A positive relationship between problematic gaming and escapism motivation to play video games has been well established, suggesting that…”
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Social networking addiction, attachment style, and validation of the Italian version of the Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale by Monacis, Lucia, De Palo, Valeria, Griffiths, Mark D, Sinatra, Maria

“…Research into social networking addiction has greatly increased over the last decade. However, the number of validated instruments assessing addiction to…”
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Chaos and confusion in DSM-5 diagnosis of Internet Gaming Disorder: Issues, concerns, and recommendations for clarity in the field by Kuss, Daria J, Griffiths, Mark D, Pontes, Halley M

“…The umbrella term “Internet addiction” has been criticized for its lack of specificity given the heterogeneity of potentially problematic behaviors that can be…”
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Comparing generalized and specific problematic smartphone/internet use: Longitudinal relationships between smartphone application-based addiction and social media addiction and psychological distress by Chen, I-Hua, Pakpour, Amir H, Leung, Hildie, Potenza, Marc N, Su, Jian-An, Lin, Chung-Ying, Griffiths, Mark D

“…The literature has proposed two types of problematic smartphone/internet use: generalized problematic use and specific problematic use. However, longitudinal…”
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The invisible addiction: Cell-phone activities and addiction among male and female college students by Roberts, James A, Yaya, Luc Honore Petnji, Manolis, Chris

“…The primary objective of the present study was to investigate which cell-phone activities are associated with cell-phone addiction. No research to date has…”
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