Esteve, ArturoBaquero Escribano, AbelJovani Alcover, AntonioBenito Delegido, AnaRodríguez Ruiz, FrancescHaro Cortés, Gonzalo RafaelUCH. Departamento de Medicina y CirugíaProducción Científica UCH 2022UCH. TXP. Salud Mental y Adicciones2023-05-052023-05-052022-08-21Esteve, A., Jovani, A., Benito, A., Baquero, A., Haro, G. & Rodríguez-Ruiz, F. (2022). Dual diagnosis in adolescents with problematic use of video games: beyond substances. Brain Sciences, vol. 12, i. 8 (21 aug.), art. 1110. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci120811102076-3425 (Electrónico)http://hdl.handle.net/10637/14218Este artículo se encuentra disponible en la siguiente URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/8/1110Este artículo de investigación pertenece a la sección "Psychiatric Diseases".The technological revolution has led to the birth of new diagnoses, such as gaming disorder. When any addiction, including this one, is associated with other mental disorders, it is considered a dual diagnosis. The objectives of this current work were to estimate the prevalence of dual diagnoses in the adolescent general population while also considering the problematic use of video games and substance addiction and assessing its psychosocial risk factors. Thus, we carried out a cross-sectional study with a sample of 397 adolescents; 16.4% presented problematic videogame use and 3% presented a dual diagnosis. Male gender increased the probability of both a dual diagnosis (OR [95% CI] = 7.119 [1.132, 44.785]; p = 0.036) and problematic video game use (OR [95% CI] = 9.85 [4.08, 23.77]; p < 0.001). Regarding personality, low conscientiousness, openness, and agreeableness scores were predictors of a dual diagnosis and problematic videogame use, while emotional stability predicted a dual diagnosis (OR [95% CI] = 1.116 [1.030, 1.209]; p = 0.008). Regarding family dynamics, low affection and communication increased both the probability of a dual diagnosis (OR [95% CI] = 0.927 [0.891, 0.965]; p < 0.001) and problematic video game use (OR [95% CI] = 0.968 [0.945, 0.992]; p = 0.009). Regarding academic performance, bad school grades increased the probability of a dual diagnosis. In summary, male gender, certain personality traits, poor communication, and poor affective family dynamics should be interpreted as red flags that indicate an increased risk of a dual diagnosis in adolescents, which could require early intervention through specific detection programs.application/pdfenopen accessEnfermedades mentales - Pacientes.Mental illness - Patients.Personalidad - Trastornos.Psicopatología juvenil.Videojuegos - Adicción en los adolescentes.Video games - Drug use in teenagers.Adolescent psychopathology.Personality disorders.Artículohttps://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12081110https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es