
The Online and Gaming Addiction Workgroup will examine the research on what is colloquially called video game or Internet addiction in children and adolescents. It will summarize the existing research, the new DSM-5 recommendations for diagnosis from the American Psychiatric Association, as well as describing gaps in current knowledge about the prevalence, etiology, course, and treatment. Based on this information, the group will develop a prioritized research agenda and provide recommendations for parents and professionals.
WORKGROUP MEMBERS
Workgroup Chair

Douglas A. Gentile, PhD
Douglas A. Gentile, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA

Kira Bailey, PhD
Kira Bailey
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH

Daphne Bavelier, PhD
Daphne Bavelier, PhD
Professor, Psychology and Education Science, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland and Brain and Cognitive Science, U. of Rochester, Rochester, NY

Jeanne Funk Brockmyer, PhD
Jeanne Funk Brockmyer, PhD
Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH

Hilarie Cash, PhD

Sarah Coyne, PhD
Sarah Coyne, PhD
Associate Professor, School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT

Andrew Doan, MD, PhD
Andrew Doan, MD, PhD
Physician and Surgeon,
Department of Mental Health, Naval Medical Center San Diego

Elisha Goldstein, PhD

Donald S. Grant, PhD

C. Shawn Green, PhD
C. Shawn Green, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Mark Griffiths, PhD
Mark Griffiths, PhD
Director, International Gaming Research Unit; Professor, Psychology Division, Nottingham Trent University, UK

Tracy Markle, MA, LPC

Megan Moreno, MD, MPH
Megan Moreno, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Charles P. O’Brien, MD, MPH
Charles P. O’Brien, MD, MPH
Researcher, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Nancy M. Petry, PhD
Nancy M. Petry, PhD
Professor, Calhoun Cardiology Center, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, CT

Sara Prot, MA

Cosette D. Rae, MSW

Florian Rehbein, PhD
Florian Rehbein, PhD
Professor, Criminological Research Institute of Lower Saxony, Germany

Michael Rich, MD
Michael Rich, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard University Medical School, Cambridge, MA

Dave Sullivan, MSW

David A. Walsh, PhD

Elizabeth Woolley

Kimberly Young, PhD
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