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CURRENT OPINION IN BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Volume 46, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cobeha.2022.101157
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- Game Quitters, USA
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Research on treatment for gaming problems has focused on outpatient intervention, neglecting online self-help resources that provide mutual peer support. Preliminary examination of public blog posts from Game Quitters suggests that individuals with self-identified gaming problems experience distressing withdrawal symptoms and peer support significantly contributes to their recovery. Future research should consider the perspectives of individuals with self-identified gaming problems to understand their unique challenges and recovery experiences within self-help communities.
Research on treatment for people with gaming problems has largely focused on outpatient intervention and not covered online self-help resources that provide mutual peer support and can contribute to mental health recovery. Preliminary examination of public blog posts from the online self-help website Game Quitters suggests that individuals with self-identified gaming problems experience a wide range of distressing withdrawal symptoms when they abstain from gaming and peer mutual support contributes importantly to their recovery. Future research that includes the perspectives of individuals with self-identified gaming problems will help understand unique challenges and experiences of recovery in self-help communities.
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