Gaming Disorder Assessment for Parent - "GADIS-P"

According to ICD-11 by World Health Organization (WHO, 2018), diagnosis of Gaming Disorder would be given in consideration of the following situations:

1. Impaired control over gaming behaviour (e.g., onset, frequency, intensity, duration, termination, context);
2. Increasing priority given to gaming behaviour to the extent that gaming takes precedence over other life interests and daily activities; and
3. Continuation or escalation of gaming behaviour despite negative consequences (e.g., family conflict due to gaming behaviour, poor scholastic performance, negative impact on health).

An important criterion is that the pattern of gaming behaviour results in significant distress or impairment in personal, family, social, educational, occupational, or other important areas of functioning. Usually, 12-month timeframe is adopted in the decision of diagnosis of gaming disorder, but in case of co-occurance of series mental health threat, a diagnosis of gaming disorder could also be made in case of co-occurance of series mental health threats. 

The assessment tool in this platform is based on Gaming Disorder Scale for Parents, GADIS-P by Paschke, Austermann & Thomasius (2020). Although this self-assessent tool is for self-reference only, we recommend those whose score reflects Gaming Disorder consult mental health professionals (e.g. psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, counselling psychologists, educational psychologists, counsellors, social workers, or other mental health professions) for follow-up diagnosis, treatment, intervention and advice.

This scale could be divided into two subscales.

1. If you score a total higher than 5 in the first factor (item 3,6,7,8,9; negative consequences);
2. AND a total higher than 9 in the second factor (item 1,2,4,5, cognitive-behavior symptoms) ;

• AND answer “almost daily” or “during longer periods” in item 10, your score echoes with diagnostic criteria of gamining disorder in ICD-10.

In case your score on factor 1 is > 5 and factor 2 is >9, but you did not answer “almost daily” or “at least once a week”, your score matches the descriptors of Hazard Gaming in ICD-10.