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 |
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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 |