title: Not good enough? Further comments to the wording, meaning, and the conceptualization of Internet Gaming Disorder.
abstract: In their commentary, Kuss, Griffiths, and Pontes (2016) criticize the use of the term "Internet" in the recently proposed diagnosis for Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) and its use as one of the included diagnostic criteria. We agree with the exclusion of the term "Internet" in the diagnosis, but have some considerations to the comments regarding the nine criteria for IGD. Specifically, we discuss the meaning, the wording, and the importance of the criteria, as well as the importance of distress or functional impairment in the proposed diagnosis. We also address the possibility of categorizing IGD as a subtype of a general behavioral addiction diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Psychosocial Science, University of Bergen , Bergen, Norway.
authors.forename: Elfrid
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Krossbakken
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Psychosocial Science, University of Bergen , Bergen, Norway.|2 Norwegian Competence Center for Sleep Disorders, Haukeland University Hospital , Bergen, Norway.
authors.forename: Ståle
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pallesen
authors.affiliation: 3 Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Bergen , Bergen, Norway.
authors.forename: Helge
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Molde
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Psychosocial Science, University of Bergen , Bergen, Norway.
authors.forename: Rune Aune
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Mentzoni
authors.affiliation: 3 Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Bergen , Bergen, Norway.
authors.forename: Turi Reiten
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Finserås
mesh_terms: D016739:Behavior, Addictive; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D007174:Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D018910:Video Games
keywords: DSM-5; Internet Gaming Disorder; behavioral addiction