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Tag: video game addiction
Video Games: A South Korean National Pastime…Or Addiction?
The digitized nation grapples with the good and bad of competitive computer gaming.
Fortnite Being Sued For Designing Game To Be "As Addictive As Possible”
Fortnite has previously been blamed for breaking up marriages and distracting students from schoolwork.
South Korea Grapples With Line Between Pro-Gaming and Gaming Addiction
Where is the line between professional gamer and person with with gaming disorder?
What Tech Addiction Treatment Looks Like
Though the treatment has been described as intense, patients with gaming disorder say it has allowed them to regain control over their lives.
When Does Hardcore Video Gaming Become An Addiction?
Experts weigh in on the World Health Organization’s decision to add gaming disorder to its International Classification of Diseases.
Lack of Gaming Addiction Treatment Options Raises Concern
Getting treatment for gaming addiction is an expensive, arduous task in the US.
Researchers Create Psych Test For Gaming Addiction
The test allows users to compare their results with others to see how their gaming habits line up to the greater population.
Video Game Addiction Is Officially Classified As A Mental Disorder
WHO’s decision has been met with opposition from the gaming industry and other critics.
Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong | Johann Hari
What really causes addiction — to everything from cocaine to smart-phones? And how can we overcome it? Johann Hari has seen our current methods fail firsthand, as he has watched loved ones struggle to manage their addictions. He started to wonder why we treat addicts the way we do — and if there might be… Continue reading Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong | Johann Hari