Higher levels of (Internet) Gaming Disorder symptoms according to the WHO and APA frameworks associate with lower striatal volume.

Xinqi ZhouRenjing WuCongcong LiuJuan KouYuanshu ChenHalley M PontesDezhong YaoKeith M KendrickBenjamin Becker Christian Montag

Published in: Journal of behavioral addictions (2020)

The proposed (I)GD criteria in both diagnostic systems were associated with neurostructural alterations in the striatum, suggesting an association with progressive changes in the motivational systems of the brain.

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