Video Game Addiction Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment

Video Game Addiction Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment

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By Clare Knight, B.Sc.Reviewed by Dr. Liji Thomas, MD

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• What is Video Game Addiction?
• Symptoms and Diagnosis of Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD)
• Criticisms of Diagnosis
• Treatment

What is Video Game Addiction?

Video game addiction is a controversial term used to describe a condition observed in a minority of individuals playing video games, particularly Internet-based games, who display signs characteristic of addiction. A relatively recent phenomenon, reports of video game addiction have arisen in parallel with the exponential growth of gaming and internet culture during the past two decades.