The Oxford Handbook of Digital Technologies and Mental Health

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Marc N. Potenza is a board-certified psychiatrist and a Professor of Psychiatry Child Study and Neuroscience at the Yale School of Medicine where he directs multiple programs and centers focused on addictions. He has consulted to multiple agencies including the American Psychiatric Association and World Health Organization with respect to the DSM-5 and ICD-11 respectively. Dr. Potenza has published over 600 articles chapters and books with a focus on behavioral addictions like gambling and gaming disorders. Kyle Faust is a clinical psychologist who completed his PhD at the University of Rhode Island. He has published numerous articles on the positive and negative applications of digital technology and works to apply these methods in his clinical practice. He has also received mentorship from Dr. James Prochaska who developed the Transtheoretical model of behavior change and is working to apply this model to the treatment of problematic use of digital technology. David Faust is a Full Professor in the Department of Psychology College of Health Science and a Ryan Research Professor of Neuroscience George and Ryan Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rhode Island; and holds an affiliate appointment in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Dr. Faust has published numerous works on such topics as assessment of digital technology use and overuse psychology and law and neuropsychology and has received multiple awards and honors for distinguished professional contributions.