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10/16/2019 The Wired Child: Psychiatric, Neuropsychological, and Developmental Perspectives on ADHD, Video Gaming and Screen Use Doron Almagor MD FRCPC Child, Adolescent and Adult Psychiatrist Chair, CADDRA (Canadian ADHD Resource

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The Wired Child: Psychiatric, Neuropsychological, and Developmental Perspectives on ADHD, Video Gaming and Screen Use

Doron Almagor MD FRCPC Child, Adolescent and Adult Psychiatrist Chair, CADDRA (Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance)

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Internet Gaming Disorder DSM-5

Designated as a A Condition of

Further Study, not an official disorder

Must cause “clinically significant

impairment

Research, standard definition,

screening tools all deficient

Etiology and course not well

understood

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Strong Association Between ADHD and Internet Addiction In a meta-analysis, subjects diagnosed with IA have almost 3 times the prevalence rates of ADHD than controls

Ho et al, BMC Psychiatry, 2014 Stenseng et al, 2019

ADHD Medications Reduce Severity of Internet Gaming Disorder

Park et al 2016

MPH and ATM decreased symptoms of IGD over 12 weeks equally, but MPH more effective for ADHD symptoms. Results were correlated with reductions in impulsivity.

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Video

Arnsten and Pliszka, 2011

Medication Treatment in ADHD: Promoting Flow? The Wired Child: Psychiatric, Neuropsychological, and Developmental Perspectives on ADHD, Video Gaming and Screen Use possibilitiesclinic.com