Gaming disorder, Family
Conditions
Interventions
A 120-minute group session will be conducted every week for 6 weeks
Non-intervention group
Sponsors
National Hospital Organization Kurihama Medical and Addiction Center
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Parents who live with a child with gaming disorder, who has visited neither a medical nor consultation facility. 2) At the time of obtaining an informed consent, a child with gaming disorder is 25 years old or younger. 4) Parents from whom a written informed consent are obtained.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Parents who are unable to read and write Japanese and communicate in Japanese. 2) Those who will be unable to attend at least 4 sessions out of 6 sessions. 3)Those whose child has already visited a medical and/or consultation facility. 4) Those who have already consulted to a medical facility or have taken a similar program for parents. 5) Those who have difficulty in participating in the program due to domestic violences and/or self-injuries of a child with gaming disorder or comorbid psychiatric disorders of parents. 6)In case, investigators of this study judges that parents are not appropriate for participating in this study due to safety reasons.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Obtaining an informed consent to visit a medical or consultation facility from a youth with gaming disorder for up to 6 months after the finish of the program | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Rated by parents: 1) Time spent on gaming in their child 2) Severity of gaming disorder in their child 3) Game-related issues in their child 4) Anxiety level of a family 5) Depression level of a family | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactSatoko Mihara
National Hospital Organization Kurihama Medical and Addiction Center Department of Clinical Psychology
Outcome results
None listed