The World Health Organisation has drafted definitions for
video game addiction as part of its beta of International Compendium of Diseases revision.
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) in May 2013 concluded that there is still insufficient evidence to include
video game addiction as an official psychiatric disorder.
Not exact matches
Strikingly, while one type of digital
addiction may be creating a new kind of mental disease,
video games are also being explored
as a means to treat mental disorders like Alzheimer's and ADHD.
Guns should not be a scapegoat, but maybe if we keep guns around, we can shoot the scapegoat and deal with the real issues that cause violence, issues such
as broken families, class warfare, racism, drug and alcohol
addictions, violence in movies and
video games, and moral issues such
as envy, jealousy, greed, and rage.
As a result, these children did not do as well in school and were at greater risk for obesity and video game addiction, Gentile sai
As a result, these children did not do
as well in school and were at greater risk for obesity and video game addiction, Gentile sai
as well in school and were at greater risk for obesity and
video game addiction, Gentile said.
«Additionally, other variables, such
as the proportion of free time spent playing
video games, seem to better predict
game addiction above and beyond the total amount of time spent playing
video games.»
Articles related to all forms of
addiction, using the Inner Bonding process
as the foundation for recovery from substance abuse and
addiction and process
addictions - such
as gambling
addiction, work
addiction, spending
addiction TV
addiction,
video games and Internet
addiction.
WhatIfGaming writes: «You can only hear ever so much of a parent whining and moaning about the state of affairs between their children, and the
addiction with their children's
video games such
as World of Warcraft (WoW).»
As I mentioned last week, a recent King of the Hill episode tackled the theme of
video game addiction.
Video games are an undeniable part of many of our lives,
as is the negativity that frequently tags along — the
addiction, grumpiness, caffeine, and general lack of sun.
The term
addiction is used in many contexts to describe an obsession, compulsion, or excessive physical dependence or psychological dependence, such
as: drug
addiction,
video game addiction, crime, money, alcoholism, work
addiction, compulsive overeating, problem gambling, computer
addiction, etc..
Video game addiction in emerging adulthood: Cross-sectional evidence of pathology in video game addicts as compared to matched healthy cont
Video game addiction in emerging adulthood: Cross-sectional evidence of pathology in
video game addicts as compared to matched healthy cont
video game addicts
as compared to matched healthy controls.
Video game addiction can be just
as powerful
as drug
addiction or alcoholism, even though it involves digital media.