Department of Nuclear Medicine, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv 64239, Israel.
Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2012 Oct;14(5):590-7. doi: 10.1007/s11920-012-0311-x.
Children's and adolescent's use of computer games and videogames is becoming highly popular and has increased dramatically over the last decade. There is growing evidence of high prevalence of addiction to computer games and videogames among children, which is causing concern because of its harmful consequences. There is also emerging evidence of an association between computer game and videogame addiction and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This is indicated by the occurrence of gaming addiction as a co-morbid disorder of ADHD, common physiological and pharmacological mechanisms, and potential genetic association between the two disorders. A proper understanding of the psychological and neurotransmitter mechanisms underlying both disorders is important for appropriate diagnostic classification of both disorders. Furthermore, it is important for development of potential pharmacological treatment of both disorders. Relatively few studies have investigated the common mechanisms for both disorders. This paper reviews new findings, trends, and developments in the field. The paper is based on a literature search, in Medline and PUBMED, using the keywords addictive gaming and ADHD, of articles published between 2000 and 2012.
儿童和青少年使用电脑游戏和电子游戏变得越来越流行，在过去十年中急剧增加。越来越多的证据表明，儿童对电脑游戏和电子游戏的成瘾率很高，这引起了人们的关注，因为其后果是有害的。越来越多的证据表明，电脑游戏和电子游戏成瘾与注意缺陷多动障碍（ADHD）之间存在关联。这是由于游戏成瘾作为 ADHD 的一种共病障碍、常见的生理和药理学机制以及两种障碍之间的潜在遗传关联而表明的。适当理解这两种障碍的心理和神经递质机制对于这两种障碍的适当诊断分类很重要。此外，对于开发这两种障碍的潜在药物治疗也很重要。相对较少的研究调查了这两种疾病的共同机制。本文综述了该领域的新发现、趋势和发展。本文基于对 Medline 和 PUBMED 中使用关键词成瘾性游戏和 ADHD 的文章的文献检索，这些文章的发表时间在 2000 年至 2012 年之间。
