Therapeutic Interventions for Treatment of Adolescent Internet Addiction—Experiences from South Korea

Cho, Eunsuk

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-07242-5_11

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“…Thus, 28 studies were selected for the full-text screening and applying the eligibility criteria, excluding 24 studies. Of the 24 studies excluded during the full-text screening, nine were book chapter(s) [33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41], nine were review articles [42][43][44][45][46][47], one was a case report study [48], three were not using bupropion [23,[49][50], and two were using non-IGD population [44][45]. Finally, four studies were selected for qualitative analysis [51][52][53][54].…”

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Role of Bupropion in the Management of Internet Gaming Disorder: A Systematic Review

Suryadarma,

Trisna

2023

BANRJ

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This systematic review aims to summarize the role of bupropion in the management of internet gaming disorder (IGD) patients. Five electronic databases were searched without date restrictions until September 10, 2021. Four studies with a moderate risk of bias were included. Compared to escitalopram, bupropion showed better improvement in reducing addictive use of online gaming and IGD severity (low certainty). Compared with placebo or no treatment, bupropion was better in reducing addictive use of online gaming, IGD severity, and the total time of online game playing (low to moderate certainty). The combination of bupropion with cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) was superior to bupropion alone in reducing the addictive use of online gaming and the total time of online game playing (low certainty). Bupropion may be effective in improving IGD symptoms. However, there is an evident need for more extensive randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with better methodology and longer follow-up before more conclusions can be drawn.

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