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Addiction experts say video games not an addiction

Doctors backed away on Sunday from a controversial proposal to designate video game addiction as a mental disorder akin to alcoholism, saying psychiatrists should study the issue more.

Addiction experts also strongly opposed the idea at a debate at the American Medical Association's annual meeting.

They said more study is needed before excessive use of video and online games -- a problem that affects about 10 percent of players -- could be considered a mental illness.

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MK_Red6148d ago

Thank God finally someone says something that makes sense. It was just last week that lots of lunatics were saying videogames are pyschic disorder or something.

scarlett_rg6147d ago

Yes exactly. The last thing we need is to have our tax dollars going to treatment for "video game addiction".

Like give me a break. If that ever happens, Jack Thomspon will be right!... video games WILL lead to real life violence!... ME!... against the idiots who would classify this as a medical condition.

Diselage6147d ago

To be honest i bet as soon as they do more research i bet they will classify it as an addiction because gambling can be an addiction so what's stopping video games from being addicting.

sjappie6148d ago

but off course not physicaly, like alcohol and drugs

Bleyd6147d ago

It's not the video games themselves that are addicting but rather people that have personalities that are prone to addictive behavior are finding that they can indulge in their obsessive/compulsive like behaviors without the attention of the general public because gaming is most often done in the privacy of your own home. There are no foreign chemicals being introduced into your system. Every chemical that your brain releases while gaming comes from your body directly. You can be addicted to these chemical releases but anything else could also trigger this kind of a response from your body and you could end up getting addicted to things like excercise, sleep, work, etc.

BoneMagnus6147d ago (Edited 6147d ago )

I'm a licensed therapist - I work with troubled kids and their families.

A behavioral addiction(gambling, sex, video games) does have an effect on brain chemistry, and it can be addictive. Now, the behavior in and of itself is not to blame. It is the emotional/physiological make-up of the individual.

I do think there needs to be an official diagnosis for behavioral addictions for insurance reimbursement - but not one specifically for videogames or any other specific behavior.

Have I seen kids addicted to videogames? Yes. A client showed all the classic signs of a chemical addiction regarding Halo 2 and his online rank. He got rid of his Xbox - his own decision.

Please understand that I'm not saying anything against videogames - I love them and play them daily - after the wife and kids go to bed.
Its just that some people have addictive personalities, or have some emotional problem where the virtual world becomes preferrable to the real world - MMORPG addicts.

The key question is to what extent are your life and relationships negativly affected by a given behavior. If you miss work/school and are losing friends and/or your wife is leaving and you are in financial trouble, then I'd say you have a problem that needs to be addressed.

Nicosia6147d ago

When you only care about the game, instead of the people around you. Gaming is fun but don't get swept up in it.

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EKWB reportedly plagued with financial disarray many gaming pc's left without parts

EK Cooling allegedly has slipped itself into a hot soup of seemingly endless financial woes, where it has not paid its staff, suppliers, and contractors for many months as the company is facing liquidity problems and a surplus of inventory left unsold, stuck in the warehouse for a more extended period. Gamers Nexus investigated these claims made by former and current personnel, where he found trails of unpaid bills lasting as long as three to four months and unpaid raises that accumulated for almost a year.

EK Water Blocks has two entities—a Slovenian-based headquarters and a US-based subsidiary, EK Cooling Solutions. Steve narrated the series of events in detail, stating that the company was reportedly irresponsible and negligent regarding payment. Consequently, partners and employees are forced to share the burden of alleged mismanagement. It all begins with its extensive range of products, leading to a surplus of goods. EK has over 230 water blocks, 40 liquid cooling kits, 85 reservoirs, 40 pumps, 73 radiators, and 212 miscellaneous accessories.

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just_looken2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Yes this is not about video games directly but indirectly this will impact the pc gaming/workstation space hard.

This company is massive one of two in the water cool space so if it goes poof then thousands out there have no spare parts or half built computers.

SO yeah i know not about a video game but think of it as amd leaving the pc space but this is ekwb that could be leaving water cooling in the pc space

Jayz2cents a supporter of there products also has issues
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

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Indie hit Dredge is getting its own movie adaptation

Rob Webb of KnowTechie writes: We're still waiting on the details, but this video game adaptation promises to be seriously creepy.

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The INDIE Live Expo 2024 event is to feature over 100 game titles

INDIE Live Expo, Japan’s premiere online digital showcase series , will debut never-before-seen games & content updates across more than 100 titles on May 25th.