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It is the third game addiction-related crime this year. In February, a man in his 20s murdered his mother who scolded him for playing computer games and in March, a game-addicted couple starved ...
A short-term manualized cognitive behavioral therapy program combining group and individual interventions for the treatment of internet and computer game addiction was effective, according to ...
Computer gaming addiction – football's silent epidemic By Peter Hall July 19, 20213:37 AM PDTUpdated July 19, 2021 ...
Select a counsellor who is familiar with the world of online games and is willing to consider the possibility that computer game addiction does exist.
Ahead of Panorama's examination of the dangers of video game addiction, Ian Douglas wonders how harmful they really are. By Ian Douglas and Iandouglas 06 December 2010 • 3:29pm ...
Unlike with substance abuse, the biological aspect of video game addiction is uncertain. "Research suggests gambling elevates dopamine," Young says, and gaming is in the same category.
Currently computer game addiction is not recognised as a medical condition but Professor Mark Griffiths from Nottingham Trent University’s International Gaming Research Unit has warned the issue ...
Computer gaming is an industry fizzing with creativity and wonder but in its shadows lurks the growing concern that it is exposing a ­generation to addiction. The excitement of these games ...
Our unfamiliarity with video game addiction stems not just from the ease with which the term "addiction" is thrown around, but also from a vast misrepresentation of the issue in the mainstream ...