Video games have become a global phenomenon, offering immersive entertainment and fostering vibrant online communities. However, for some individuals, gaming can evolve from a fun pastime into an ...

A gaming disorder, sometimes referred to as “video game addiction,” is a pattern of game-playing behavior—involving online gaming or offline video games—that is difficult to control and that continues ...

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 ...

This is half of a pair of articles that highlight the evidence for and against the existence of video game addiction. Read the counter-argument here. For decades, psychologists, parents, and gamers ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Summer break is here, which means school is out, no more homework, and it’s time to have fun. The lack of routine and scheduled activities, however, may pose ...

A recent JAMA Network Open study investigated the efficacy and underlying neural mechanism of mindfulness meditation (MM) intervention for treating adults with Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD). IGD is ...

LOW COST INSULIN. FIVE ON YOUR MENTAL HEALTH THIS MORNING, YOUR BRAIN ON VIDEO GAMES. THERE IS SOME GROWING EVIDENCE THAT PEOPLE CAN BECOME ADDICTED TO PLAYING. AND HERE TO EXPLAIN IS DOCTOR KYLE ...

Three minor sisters, aged 12, 14 and 16, jumped from their ninth-floor apartment in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad on Wednesday morning. According to the investigations, the girls were addicted to an ...

Every day in Cairo’s apartments and the coffee shops of Giza’s crowded neighborhoods, millions of Egyptians settle in at their computers or pull their phones from their pockets, preparing to game ...

S1: I'm Andrew Bracken and this is Screen Time , featuring conversations about technology and kids in today's digital age. My kids are addicted to their screens. It's a common phrase many parents ...