Playing video games is a rite of passage for many adolescents, but for some, it could also be the first step to a gaming addiction. "A number one concern for parents of children and teenagers is how ...

Gaming Addiction creates a void that many people don't understand. The hours that are wasted, the Shame, Regret, and Exhaustion that are felt, and the lies that you tell to your friends, significant ...

A new study has found children as young as 10 show clinical-level gaming disorder, which researchers say could affect 100,000 Australian children, with a further 350,000 at risk of smartphone ...

In May of 2019, the World Health Organization voted to include Gaming Disorder in the 11th edition of the WHO International Classification of Disease. This decision was highly controversial, and led ...

Rising Online Gaming and Screen Addiction Linked to Memory Loss and Mental Health Concerns Among Youth: JG PHYSIOCON ...

From mobile phones to gaming consoles, screens are now a part of a child’s life. What once started as a harmless way to relax has slowly turned into hours of uninterrupted gameplay for many young ...

About three-quarters of children and teens play video games. According to Common Sense Media, teens spend an average of almost two hours gaming daily. Boys make up the large majority of gamers and now ...

The other day I went to get my son up for school and found him playing on the computer. He hadn’t been to bed all night. My son is an internet gaming addict. He’s a good kid, when he’s not immersed in ...

In Nigeria, a silent and rapidly escalating crisis—Gaming and Gambling Addiction—is overwhelmingly affecting public health and social well-being, particularly among the youth. Physical ailments like ...

LEEDS, England, July 19 (Reuters) - When you think of addiction, the first things that come to mind are gambling, alcohol and drug abuse. Footballers down the ages have not been immune to falling into ...

Ever since Yoon Hyuk-joo, a 16-year-old in Seoul, started playing the popular computer game StarCraft eight years ago, studying has taken the backseat. For six hours every day in dim, smoky Internet ...