Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2010 Feb;1187:294-315.
Frascella J, Potenza MN, Brown LL, Childress AR.
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Division of Clinical Neuroscience and Behavioral Research, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Rockville, Maryland, USA.
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UPDATES: Many studies have been published since this article was written. See this List of Internet & Video Game Brain Studies. Gaming disorder is defined in the draft 11th Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) The world’s most widely used medical diagnostic manual, The International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11), contains a new diagnosis […]
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Ashley N. Gearhardt, Carlos M. Grilo, Ralph J. DiLeone, Kelly D. Brownell, Marc N. Potenza
Article first published online: 14 FEB 2011
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03301.x
© 2011 The Authors, Addiction © 2011 Society for the Study of Addiction
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