Internet Gaming Disorder by James Sherer - ISBN: 9798894551432
Paperback
Gaming gone too far? Understand the science and solutions for IGD.

Internet Gaming Disorder

A Clinical Strategy Guide for Providers, Parents, and Players

$185.64

  • Paperback

    472 pages

  • Release Date

    13 February 2026

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Summary

With an estimated 3.3 billion gamers globally and an industry valued at nearly $300 billion, video games represent the fastest-growing form of entertainment—outpacing traditional sports, music, and movies combined. Although gaming can foster community and personal enrichment, it also carries the risk of internet gaming disorder (IGD), a behavioral addiction marked by impaired control over gaming, prioritization of gaming over other activities, and continued play despite negative consequences.…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9798894551432
Author:James Sherer, Nathan Carroll, Petros Levounis
Publisher:American Psychiatric Association Publishing
Imprint:American Psychiatric Association Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:472
Release Date:13 February 2026
Dimensions:229mm x 152mm
About The Author

James Sherer

James Sherer, M.D., is Deputy Chief Medical Officer at Carrier Clinic in Belle Mead; Addiction Medical Director at Blake Recovery Center and Addiction Medical Director of Retreat and Recovery at Ramapo Valley, part of Hackensack Meridian Health in Mahwah; Network Medical Director for Addiction Medical Services at Hackensack Meridian Health Care Transformation Service; Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in Newark; and Chief Clinical Officer at Nostos in Mount Tabor, New Jersey.

Nathan Carroll, D.O., M.B.A., M.P.H., is National Medical Director of a pioneering technology-focused mental health company; the former Chief Psychiatric Resident at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, part of Hackensack Meridian Health in Neptune, New Jersey, and the immediate past Chair of the American Psychiatric Association Foundation Leadership Fellowship in Washington, D.C.

Petros Levounis, M.D., M.A., is Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Associate Dean for Professional Development at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School; Chief of Service at University Hospital; and Director of the Northern New Jersey Medications for Addiction Treatment Center of Excellence in Newark, New Jersey. He is also a former President of the American Psychiatric Association (2023–2024).

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