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Psychopathological characterization of modern-type depression in subjects with Internet Gaming Disorder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2023

L. Orsolini ,
G. Longo ,
C. Ambrosi  and
U. Volpe
L. Orsolini
Affiliation:
University Psychiatric Clinic, Department of Clinical Neuroscience/DIMSC, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
G. Longo*
Affiliation:
University Psychiatric Clinic, Department of Clinical Neuroscience/DIMSC, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
C. Ambrosi
Affiliation:
University Psychiatric Clinic, Department of Clinical Neuroscience/DIMSC, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
U. Volpe
Affiliation:
University Psychiatric Clinic, Department of Clinical Neuroscience/DIMSC, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

In recent years, more evidence is emerging in favor of a new form of depression, aka “Modern-Type Depression” (MTD). It has also been theorized that MTD may have multiple relationships with other psychiatric disorders, including techno-addictions.

Objectives

Our study aims at clinically characterizing subjects with MTD in a sample of individuals affected with Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD).

Methods

1,157 subjects were recruited from a sample of Italian young people (aged 18-35), and selected only if they declared to be video game players (48.6%, n=542). Video game players filled out the 22-item Tarumi’s Modern-Type Depression Trait Scale (TACS-22), Motives for Online Gaming Questionnaire (MOGQ), Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short-Form (IGDS9-SF), Problematic Online Gaming Questionnaire (POGQ), Multidimensional State Boredom Scale (MSBS), Symptom Checklist-90 (SCL-90). Subjects were classified as IGD+/IGD- and MTD+/MTD-. Descriptive analysis, Mann-Whitney’s U-test for independent data and Chi-square tests were carried out.

Results

60.5% (n=328) of the sample were male. 21.7% (n=118) were positive to MTD. MTD subjects reported significantly higher scores at IGDS9-SF (p<0.001), POGQ (p<0.001), MOGQ (p=0.003), MSBS (p<0.001). Significant higher scores were found at the MOGQ subscales “reality avoidance” (p<0.001), “coping” (p=0.001), and “fantasy” (p<0.001) and at the SCL-90 subscales “interpersonal sensitivity” (p<0.001), “phobic anxiety” (p<0.001), and “psychoticism” (p<0.001).

Conclusions

MTD displayed a strong association with technopathies, particularly IGD. Therefore, further studies should evaluate whether MTD could represent a predictor to IGD onset and/or maintenance and adequately address this aspect from a preventive and treatment perspective.

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European Psychiatry , Volume 66 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 31st European Congress of Psychiatry , March 2023 , pp. S1001
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