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 ...

Medical experts may recommend 'mental disorder' status for video game addiction. June 24, 2007— -- Since she first discovered the online game in May 2005, Mary (who requested that we not reveal ...

The psychiatrist who pioneered the country's first gaming disorder clinic at a public hospital has been named the 2026 ...

The Head of Addiction Services at St John of God Hospital has warned that shopping, video gaming and gambling are part of a surge in behavioural addiction in Ireland, and that the problem is "all ...

In May of 2019, the World Health Organization voted to include Gaming Disorder in the 11th edition of the WHO International Classification of Disease. This decision was highly controversial, and led ...

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 ...