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To assess the occurrence and frequency of bipolar at-risk symptoms in a large sample of previously undiagnosed students using the new screening tool Bochumer Screeningbogen Bipolar (BSB). 2329 students of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany completed online demographic data as well as various self-rating questionnaires (BSB; Hypomania Checklist 32; Altman Self-Rating Mania Scale; Beck Depression Inventory). Within the student cohort (64.4% female, mean age 24.3 years) every fifth student currently suffered from moderate to severe depressive symptoms; every sixth student had already thought about suicide and every other student reported a history of mood swings. The most frequently reported depressive symptoms included physical exhaustion, depressed mood, and tiredness. The most frequently reported (hypo)manic symptoms included physical agitation, feeling extremely energetic, and lack of concentration. The BSB showed good convergent validity with other established questionnaires capturing depressive or (hypo)manic symptoms, as well as a stable administration of underlying constructs. The BSB correlated significantly with the already established applied questionnaires. The predictive power of the BSB regarding the development of bipolar disorder cannot be correctly quantified at present. The further purpose of this exploratory web-based study should be to examine the validity of the presented measures in a longitudinal design.
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PMID:At-risk symptoms of bipolar disorder in a university student cohort. 2977 54

Excessive digital gaming is emerging as a mental health disorder because youngsters are losing control of their lives by wasting their time by indulging in online multiplayer games. The popularity of the games can be gauged by the fact that India's online gaming market of US $360 million is expected to grow to $ 1 billion by 2021. Video gaming is an obsessive compulsive disorder. The players enjoy creating and building relationships with other online characters, which provides a virtual community feeling at the expense of one-to-one social interactions and real life bonding. In due course of time, the players are preoccupied or "hooked" to the games and display mood swings like irritability, restlessness, and aggressive behavior when they are denied the playing gadgets. Realizing the multifarious health hazards of digital gaming, WHO has recently classified it as a mental health disorder in the 11th revision of its International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) so that it is accorded the state health benefits for its prevention and treatment. The technology is both a boon as well as a bane, the option is with us. It is important to avoid all obsessions or compulsions in life in order to follow the philosophy of "middle path".
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PMID:Compulsive Digital Gaming: An Emerging Mental Health Disorder in Children. 3020 37


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