Study Finds 8.5% of U.S. Youth Addicted to Games
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...
READ MORE >FCC Commissioner Says Gaming Addiction a Leading Cause of College Drop-outs
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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see all 55 commentsFounder of Game Addiction Clinic Now Says Games Aren't Addictive
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...
READ MORE >"In other words, news flash, obsessive personalities find things to obsess over. How so-called ..."
see all 38 commentsStudy Likens Game Addiction to Asperger's Syndrome
A study published by the British Psychological Society suggests that people who are addicted to games display similar personality traits as those...
READ MORE >"So being a nice guy is a symptom of a disorder? Psychology is silly, to put it 'agreeably'."
see all 32 commentsStudy: Men Predisposed to Video Game Addiction
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...
READ MORE >"Bullshit.... Men like competitiveness ..... (gaining territory in this example) Do the same ..."
see all 57 commentsAMA Backs Down From Video Game Addiction
Prominent doctors and addiction experts have strongly opposed the idea of classifying video games as a formal disorder during a debate at the...
READ MORE >"Ah thanks for that link. With the focus on financial consequences I suppose it might be rare to ..."
see all 10 commentsAMA to Vote on Formal Classification of Video Game Addiction
Is addiction to virtual worlds a reality? The American Medical Association will have to decide this month. A 10-page document produced by the...
READ MORE >"Because there are surely different causes, symptoms, and treatments."
see all 36 commentsGo to Amsterdam to Kick the (Video Game) Habit
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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"should be one question "have you ever sucked a d@!& for latest mario game?""
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