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An Overview of the Expert Consensus on the Prevention and Treatment of Gaming Disorder in China (2019 Edition)

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Acknowledgements

We are grateful to all those who contributed to the Expert Consensus on the Prevention and Treatment of Gaming Disorder in China (2019 edition). This insight was supported by the National Science and Technology Major Project for Investigational New Drug of China (2018ZX09201-014), the Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission, China (No. Z181100001518005), and the University of Macau (MYRG2019-00066-FHS).

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  1. Yu-Tao Xiang, Yu Jin, Ling Zhang and Lu Li contributed equally to this work.

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Unit of Psychiatry, Institute of Translational Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, 999078, China

    Yu-Tao Xiang & Yu Jin

  2. Center for Cognition and Brain Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, 999078, China

    Yu-Tao Xiang & Yu Jin

  3. The National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders & Beijing Key Laboratory of Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital & the Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, School of Mental Health, Beijing, 100088, China

    Ling Zhang

  4. The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University (Guangzhou Huiai Hospital), Guangzhou, 510370, China

    Lu Li

  5. Division of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

    Gabor S. Ungvari

  6. University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, 6907, Australia

    Gabor S. Ungvari

  7. Department of Psychiatry, The Melbourne Clinic and St Vincent′s Hospital, University of Melbourne, Richmond, VIC, 3002, Australia

    Chee H. Ng

  8. Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200232, China

    Min Zhao

  9. Department of Psychiatry, National Clinical Research Center on Mental Disorders and National Technology Institute on Mental Disorders, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, China

    Wei Hao

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Dr. Wei Hao was a member of work group on development of diagnostic guidance of ICD-11 on substance use related disorders, and participated in or organized WHO expert meetings on gaming disorders. Otherwise, the authors declare no conflicts of interest related to the topic of this insight.

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Xiang, YT., Jin, Y., Zhang, L. et al. An Overview of the Expert Consensus on the Prevention and Treatment of Gaming Disorder in China (2019 Edition). Neurosci. Bull. 36, 825–828 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12264-020-00475-w

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