Dr. Griffiths is one of the leading researchers in the addiction field (computer games, gambling, internet, sex, etc.) with an h-index of 143. he will talk about gambling disorder addiction at the conference on Thursday, February 20. The summary of his speech is as follows:

Gaming addiction: Does it really exist?

Gaming addiction and ‘gaming disorder’ (GD) have become a topic of increasing research interest. The last decade has witnessed a significant increase in the number of empirical studies examining various aspects of problematic video gameplay and video game addiction. This talk will address concerns related to gaming addiction and how it made its way into the latest DSM-5 and ICD-11. It will also examine more thoroughly the contemporary research literature by analyzing the (i) prevalence of video game addiction, (ii) factors associated with gaming addiction, and (iii) the treatment of video game addiction.