The purpose of this study is to 1) determine the efficacy of manualized Short-term Treatment of Internet and Computer game Addiction (STICA), assess 2) the durability of treatment response in these patients and 3) the impact on associated psychiatric symptoms, e.g. social anxiety and depression.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
187
Manualized Short-term Treatment for Internet and Computer game Addiction (STICA) based on cognitive behavior-therapy (combining individual and group therapy)
Anton Proksch Insitut, Therapy Centre for the Treatment of Addictions
Vienna, Austria
University Medical Center Mainz, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Outpatient clinic for behavioral addictions
Mainz, Germany
Central Insitute for Mental Health
Mannheim, Germany
University Medical Center Tübingen
Tübingen, Germany
Change in internet or computer game addiction (self-rating)
Time frame: 4 and 10 months after randomization
Change/Remission of internet or computer game addiction (expert rating)
Time frame: 4 and 10 months after randomization
Preoccupation with critical internet applications or computer games (hours per week)
Time frame: 4 and 10 months after randomization
Improvement of negative consequences (e.g. social communication, psychosocial well being)
Time frame: 4 and 10 months after randomization
Improvement of depressive symptoms (changes in BDI-II)
Time frame: 4 and 10 months after randomization
Improvement of social fear and avoidance (changes in Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale)
Time frame: 4 and 10 months after randomization
Improvement of Expectances of self-efficacy (Changes in Assessment of Self-Efficacy)
Time frame: 4 and 10 months after randomization
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