Individual psychological features in patients with computer game addiction suffering and predisposed persons

Objective. To study personality characteristics in adolescents with computer game addiction. Material and methods. The study included students of grades 7 to 10 at the age of 12-17 years (14.6±2.4 years), their parents and school teachers. Results and conclusion. The results of a study showed the following combination in patients: «genophilic» type of DPT with schizoid personality accentuation and «projection» type of psychological protection, and «dignitophilic» type of DPT with labile personality accentuation and «denial» type of PP. © 2018, Media Sphera Publishing Group. All rights reserved.