Clinical validation of the C-VAT 2.0 assessment tool for gaming disorder: A sensitivity analysis of the proposed DSM-5 criteria and the clinical characteristics of young patients with 'video game addiction'.

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Clinicians struggle with the identification of video gaming problems. To address this issue, a clinical assessment tool (C-VAT 2.0) was developed and tested in a clinical setting. The instrument allows exploration of the validity of the DSM-5 proposal for 'internet gaming disorder'.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Addict Behav

Title: Addictive behaviors

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1873-6327

ISSN (Print): 0306-4603

Publication date (Electronic): Jan 2017

Volume: 64

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[1 ] iMinds-MICT-Ghent University, Department of Communication Sciences, Korte meer 7-9-11, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; IVO Addiction Research Institute Rotterdam, Heemraadssingel 194, 3021 DM Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address: Tony.vanRooij@UGent.be.

[2 ] iMinds-MICT-Ghent University, Department of Communication Sciences, Korte meer 7-9-11, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; IVO Addiction Research Institute Rotterdam, Heemraadssingel 194, 3021 DM Rotterdam, The Netherlands; NIVEL, Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research, P.O. box 1568, 3500 BN Utrecht, The Netherlands.

[3 ] iMinds-MICT-Ghent University, Department of Communication Sciences, Korte meer 7-9-11, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; IVO Addiction Research Institute Rotterdam, Heemraadssingel 194, 3021 DM Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Maastricht University, Department of Health Promotion, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands.

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Publisher Item ID: S0306-4603(15)30047-2

DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2015.10.018

PubMed ID: 26526624

SO-VID: 787a2524-d641-4807-a4b4-cf4eb36b5384

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Keywords: Internet gaming disorder,Sensitivity,Video game addiction,Adolescents,Assessment tool,DSM-5

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Keywords: Internet gaming disorder, Sensitivity, Video game addiction, Adolescents, Assessment tool, DSM-5

Clinical validation of the C-VAT 2.0 assessment tool for gaming disorder: A sensitivity analysis of the proposed DSM-5 criteria and the clinical characteristics of young patients with 'video game addiction'.

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