Meiting Wei

Mindfulness meditation reduces symptoms and modulates neural circuitry in comorbid internet gaming disorder and depression.

PNAS Nexus September 1, 2025 Xin Luo, Huabin Wang, Xuefeng Xu et al.

Internet gaming disorder (IGD) frequently co-occurs with depression. IGD and depression have overlapping and distinct biological and psychological substrates. Mindfulness meditation (MM) has demonstrated efficacy in treating IGD and depression separately. However, its efficacy in treating concurrent IGD and depression and the possible brain mechanisms remain largely unknown. Seventy individuals...