From Pong and Pac-Man to Minecraft and Fortnight, video games have always been a lot of fun. Sometimes, however, gamers become fixated, compulsive or — ...

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Summer break is here, which means school is out, no more homework, and it’s time to have fun. The lack of routine and scheduled activities, however, may pose a serious risk for children who ...

A gaming disorder, sometimes referred to as “video game addiction,” is a pattern of game-playing behavior—involving online gaming or offline video games—that is difficult to control and ...

Diagnosis isn’t based on good science, instead it’s being fueled by a climate of moral panic and political pressure Psychologist says rush to pathologize ‘video game addiction’ is ...

Video game “addiction,” though, isn’t solely relegated to WoW; it’s cross-genre and cross-platform. Neither is addiction the only neurological and psychological side effect of video games.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is set to classify excessive video game playing as signs of a mental disorder for the first time next year. A beta draft of the organisation's forthcoming 11th ...

Video game and Internet addiction usually point to other mental problems including anxiety, depression and trouble forming healthy relationships, said Fraser.

Video game addiction is not acknowledged as a diagnosable condition yet -- despite the severe costs linked with compulsively playing video games.

Video Game Addiction: A Medical Disorder? June 21, 2007 / 8:20 PM EDT / CBS/AP Phil Anton, age 17, loves video games, but he has never let them get in the way of school or sports.

Video game addiction has begun to become a problem all over the world. Many parents are afraid of their children becoming so dependent on video games, they will develop an addiction to them.