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Study Finds 8.5% of U.S. Youth Addicted to Games

By Chris Faylor, Apr 20, 2009 7:08pm PDT

An Iowa State University and National Institute on Media and the Family (NIMF) study has concluded that 8.5% of its 1,178 U.S. participants, aged...

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"should be one question "have you ever sucked a d@!& for latest mario game?""

- Squiffel see all 42 comments

FCC Commissioner Says Gaming Addiction a Leading Cause of College Drop-outs

By Nick Breckon, Dec 11, 2008 1:19pm PST

A Federal Communications Commissioner has said that online gaming addiction is a "top reason" for college drop-outs, using World of Warcraft as an...

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"Dude exactly! I came here from former USSR, having finished trigonometry in 6th grade. Only ..."

- Angry Max see all 55 comments

Founder of Game Addiction Clinic Now Says Games Aren't Addictive

By Nick Breckon, Nov 25, 2008 8:00pm PST

The founder of the Smith & Jones Centre, a game addiction clinic in Amsterdam, has turned the irony up to 11 by admitting to the BBC that games...

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"In other words, news flash, obsessive personalities find things to obsess over. How so-called ..."

- sinclair4217 see all 38 comments

Study Likens Game Addiction to Asperger's Syndrome

By Aaron Linde, Apr 03, 2008 8:00pm PDT

A study published by the British Psychological Society suggests that people who are addicted to games display similar personality traits as those...

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"So being a nice guy is a symptom of a disorder? Psychology is silly, to put it 'agreeably'."

- jayacheess see all 32 comments

Study: Men Predisposed to Video Game Addiction

By Aaron Linde, Feb 07, 2008 8:00pm PST

A recent study shows that the addiction and obsession centers of the male brain are more reactant to video game play than those in women, the...

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"Bullshit.... Men like competitiveness ..... (gaining territory in this example) Do the same ..."

- ShadowRam see all 57 comments

AMA Backs Down From Video Game Addiction

By Nick Breckon, Jun 25, 2007 12:18pm PDT

Prominent doctors and addiction experts have strongly opposed the idea of classifying video games as a formal disorder during a debate at the...

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"Ah thanks for that link. With the focus on financial consequences I suppose it might be rare to ..."

- daedraug see all 10 comments

AMA to Vote on Formal Classification of Video Game Addiction

By Nick Breckon, Jun 14, 2007 11:05am PDT

Is addiction to virtual worlds a reality? The American Medical Association will have to decide this month. A 10-page document produced by the...

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"Because there are surely different causes, symptoms, and treatments."

- Chris Remo see all 36 comments

Go to Amsterdam to Kick the (Video Game) Habit

By Chris Remo, Jun 05, 2006 1:30pm PDT

Amsterdam's Smith & Jones Wild Horses Center is an addiction treatment facility that caters to patients dealing coping with a variety of substances...

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"*edit... delete second "that" and insert " , " in its place"

- Skyburst101 see all 55 comments