Like the contemporaneously-published Mazes and Monsters by Rona Jaffe, this is a species of problem novel (although not aimed at young adult readers) by an established writer, which treats the playing of roleplaying games as indicative of deep neurotic needs.
Like Mazes and Monsters by Rona Jaffe, which was published contemporaneously, this is a type of problem novel (though not targeted at young adults) penned by an experienced author that portrays the playing of roleplaying games as indicative of underlying neurotic tendencies.