The first genome-wide association study of internet addiction; Revealed substantial shared risk factors with neurodevelopmental psychiatric disorders

• Published in: Research in developmental disabilities Vol. 133; p. 104393
• Main Authors: Haghighatfard, Arvin, Ghaderi, Amir Hossein, Mostajabi, Parmida, Kashfi, Seyedeh Sara, Mohabati somehsarayee, Hediyeh, Shahrani, Maryam, Mehrasa, Mahla, Haghighat, Saba, Farhadi, Mahdi, Momayez sefat, Maryam, Shiryazdi, Atena alsadat, Ezzati, Naghmeh, Qazvini, Masoume Ghasemzadeh, Alizadenik, Atie, moghadam, Elham Rastegari
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2023
• Subjects: Autism Spectrum Disorder; Behavior, Addictive - diagnosis; Behavior, Addictive - genetics; Genome wide association studies (GWAS); Genome-Wide Association Study; Humans; Internet; Internet addiction; Internet Addiction Disorder; Mental Disorders - epidemiology; Mental Disorders - genetics; Neurodevelopmental disabilities; Risk Factors; Genome wide association studies (GWAS); Internet addiction; Neurodevelopmental disabilities

Internet addiction disorder (IAD) is listed as a disorder requiring further studies in the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM-V). Psychological studies showed significant co-morbidity of IAD with depression, alcohol abuse, and anxiety disorder. Etiology and genetic bases of I...