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Understanding Video Game Addiction by Eduardo Correia is a document available to read on EtoBox.

The document discusses video game addiction. It notes that while gaming has been around for 50 years, studies on its harms are still early. Different groups disagree on whether excessive gaming is an addiction. The WHO considers "gaming disorder" an illness, while the DSM-5 does not (yet). Signs of problematic gaming include prioritizing gaming over other activities and relationships, inability to quit, and using gaming to cope with bad moods. Most experts estimate 1-9% of gamers may have an addiction. Gett

Author

Eduardo Correia

Language

EN