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COVID-19 induced gaming disorder and food addiction perpetuating adolescent obesity: a report on three cases       
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Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Sarper İÇEN Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Sarper İÇEN
Türkiye
Yasemin Taş Torun
Gazi Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Devamını Göster
Özet
this report aims to describe three male adolescents with obesity who had emerging food addiction and gaming disorder during COVID-19 related school-closure period. These patients applied to our outpatient clinic with similar complaints of problems controlling their eating and gaming behaviors that were leading to decreased physical activity and increased body weight. Body measurements were obtained and evaluated according to nationally adapted age norm values. Psychiatric assessment of the patients included Kiddie-Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia diagnostic interview for psychiatric disorders, Yale Food Addiction Scale for food addiction, and International Classification of Diseases-11 criteria for gaming disorder. Although symptom profiles differed among the cases, all three of them were diagnosed with food addiction, gaming disorder, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The vicious cycle of gaming and eating caused difficulty in the management of obesity. Reward deficiency states induced by COVID-19 related lifestyle changes are thought to be the common underlying cause of emerging addictive behaviors for these adolescents. Psychiatric disorders including behavioral addictions related to COVID-19 must be carefully evaluated for young patients who are seeking treatment for obesity. Treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder might be important for improving children and adolescents' mental and physical health during COVID-19.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Food addiction | Obesity | Video games
Makale Türü Diğer (Teknik, not, yorum, vaka takdimi, editöre mektup, özet, kitap krıtiği, araştırma notu, bilirkişi raporu ve benzeri)
Makale Alt Türü ESCI dergilerinde yayımlanan teknik not, editöre mektup, tartışma, vaka takdimi ve özet türünden makale
Dergi Adı Minerva Psychiatry
Dergi ISSN 2724-6612 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler ESCI
Makale Dili Türkçe
Basım Tarihi 06-2023
Cilt No 64
Sayı 2
Sayfalar 264 / 268
Doi Numarası 10.23736/S2724-6612.22.02321-1
Makale Linki http://dx.doi.org/10.23736/s2724-6612.22.02321-1