Internet Gaming Disorder: Is that really a disease?

 

Dr. Brunner will examine the diagnosis and treatment of internet gaming disorders, highlighting how digital and social media structures reinforce addictive behaviors. This session covers the demographics of gamers and the neurological areas of the brain involved in the disorder. Additionally, participants will learn to identify the symptoms of internet use disorder, the health risks associated with extensive gaming, and the various treatment options available for recovery.

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Center for Practice Transformation is a pre-approved CE Provider by the Minnesota Board of Social Work (#CEP-204).

This asynchronous webinar is not eligible for NBCC credit. 

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About the Presenter

April Webinar Presenter

Emily Brunner, MD

Emily Brunner, MD completed her B.S. in neuroscience at M.I.T in 2002 and completed medical school and family medicine residency at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in 2012. Dr. Brunner worked as a family physician and at a clinic specializing in pain and addiction in Michigan, and then became a diplomate in addiction medicine in 2014. She has worked at Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation and St Joseph Mental Health and Addiction Clinic in the past, but recently moved to Sage Prairie in Eagan. In this role, she is developing an internet gaming disorder treatment program. She is very committed to supporting the mission of treating addiction as a disease and helping to integrate addiction care more effectively with the medical community.

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