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Review
. 2023 Sep 28;12(19):6251.
doi: 10.3390/jcm12196251.

Bipolar Disorder and Gaming Disorder-Compatible or Incompatible Diagnoses?

Georgios Floros  1 , Ioanna Mylona  2
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Review

Bipolar Disorder and Gaming Disorder-Compatible or Incompatible Diagnoses?

Georgios Floros et al. J Clin Med. .

Abstract

Gaming Disorder (GD) is one of the latest additions in the psychiatric taxonomy, following its official inclusion in the latest revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11). This narrative review examines the rationale of an exclusion criterion for the diagnosis of GD, that of disordered gaming being limited exclusively during an episode of elevated mood in bipolar disorder. The history of the formulation of diagnostic criteria for the disorder and all relevant published studies are examined critically, and conclusions are drawn as to the potential validity and usability of the exclusion criterion. Suggestions are offered for future research to elucidate not only the relevance of the exclusion criterion but also the differential diagnosis of GD with pathological gambling (PG).

Keywords: bipolar disorder; gaming disorder; manic episode.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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