A new study published by the American Academy of Pediatrics shows excessive gaming may lead to depression, anxiety, and poor grades.

Study the risks, causes, and solutions for video game addiction. Find out how healthy playing habits can be encouraged while this problem is tackled.

Depression Gamers who already have video game addiction, for the most part, often have depression problems. The big question is what kind of correlation exists between both factors.

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

Gaming as escapism There’s a marked difference between a gaming addiction causing aggression or depression, and an already depressed or troubled person turning to games as a form of escapism.

A new study bolsters the argument that video games can be addictive for children, and even suggests that the addiction can affect their depression and anxiety levels. The study, which was based on ...

A professor from Iowa State University discusses findings from a three year long study that showed a rise in depression and anxiety for those with game addiction.

A Victorian coroner has cited problematic gaming behavior as the driver of a mood disorder which contributed to the 2019 death of regional school boy Oliver Cronin.

Professor Douglas Gentile is by no means an anti-gaming enthusiast, having published many studies on the benefits of gaming, as well as his recent study, “ Pathological Video Game Use Among ...

Teenagers who play video games for more than four hours a day suffer from symptoms of depression, but frequent use of social media and instant messaging may mitigate symptoms of game addiction in ...

Gaming uses those same principles to keep people compelled.” Michael, a 23-year-old employee at a video-game store in Midtown, says he’s seen many friends gripped by the seductive high of a win.