Video Game Addictions?
Doctors have backed down from a controversial proposal to designate video game addiction as a mental disorder akin to alcoholism, claiming further study is needed.
Addiction experts also opposed the idea at the American Medical Association's annual meeting, when it was initially proposed. A committee of the influential physicians' group had proposed video game addiction be listed as a mental disorder in the American Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders, a guide used by the American Psychiatric Association in diagnosing mental illness.
They said more study is needed before excessive use of video and online games could be considered a mental illness.
Addiction is said to affect about 10 percent of players. What do you think? Is it just a time-consuming hobby that forces you to call your children to the dinner table a minimum of six times, or are you ready to call for support of insurance coverage for treatment?
Addiction experts also opposed the idea at the American Medical Association's annual meeting, when it was initially proposed. A committee of the influential physicians' group had proposed video game addiction be listed as a mental disorder in the American Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders, a guide used by the American Psychiatric Association in diagnosing mental illness.
They said more study is needed before excessive use of video and online games could be considered a mental illness.
Addiction is said to affect about 10 percent of players. What do you think? Is it just a time-consuming hobby that forces you to call your children to the dinner table a minimum of six times, or are you ready to call for support of insurance coverage for treatment?
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