Common Practice Elements of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Gaming Disorder: A Systematic Review and Expert Panel Evaluation

This systematic review identified 28 CBT studies across 22 interventions for gaming disorder, synthesizing common therapeutic practice elements through manual analysis and expert evaluation. The most frequently used components were emotion regulation skills training (95.5%), psychoeducation (90.9%), and cognitive restructuring (86.4%), with behavioral activation and relapse prevention appearing universally in individual therapy formats.