Journal of Psychiatry

International Association for the Study of Game Addictions (IASGA), Switzerland

Biography

Dr. Tetiana is a practicing clinician with twenty years of experience in mental health.  She has 5 years of experience in forensic expert psychiatry in specialized psychiatric clinics, 15 years of experience in psychological counseling and psychotherapy for anxiety disorders, depression and suicidal behavior, 10 years of experience in neurorehabilitation. For the last five years she has specialized in group, family and individual psychotherapy and rehabilitation of people with various behavioral addictions.

Publications

• Research Article   
  Interconnection between Gambling Addiction (GD) and Internet Gaming Addiction (IGD) and Comorbid Psychopathology Risk and Time Sequence of the Conditions
  Author(s): Tetiana Zinchenko*
  
  It is well known that people with gambling addiction and with internet gaming disorders both suffer from other mental disorders too. The current work represents and analyzes interconnection, temporal sequence and risk of development of other mental disorders in individuals with GD and IGD. Electronic literary search was conducted using PubMed, PsychINFO, Science Direct, Web of Science и Google Scholar. Object - analysis of existing studies finds a high degree of correlation between IGD and anxiety 92%, with depression 89%, with ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) 85%, with social phobia/anxiety and obsessive-compulsive symptoms 75%. In the gambling addiction case, the highest comorbidity was found with psychoactive substance use up to 57.5%; with depression 23% - 40%; with anxiety disorder 37.4-60% of players. Thus, psychoactive substance depende.. View more»
  

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