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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 May 7.
Published in final edited form as: Annu Rev Clin Psychol. 2018 May 7;14:399–423. doi: 10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-032816-045120

Table 4.

Randomized trials for Internet Gaming Disorder that included >25 participants per condition.

First author, year Treatments N Weeks Sessions Gaming outcomes Significant effects relative to control or other conditions
Pharmacotherapies
Park, 2016 Atomexetine 42 12 Young Internet Addiction Scale No differences.
Methylphenidate 44 12
Han, 2012 Placebo + education 25 8 Young Internet Addiction Scale, time gambling Benefits of bupropion on both indices.
Bupropion + education 25 8
Song, 2016 No treatment control 33 6 Young Internet Addiction Scale Benefits of both medications compared to control. Benefits of bupropion compared to escitalopram.
Bupropion 44 6
Escitalopram 42 6
Psychotherapies
Kim, 2012 Bupropion 33 8 Young Internet Addiction Scale, time gaming Benefit of added CBT on both indices.
Bupropion + cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) 32 8 8
Kim, 2013 General education course 32 8 21 Time gaming No differences.
Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games speaking and writing course 27 8 21