Increase in gaming disorder in UK forcing people into private treatment at home or abroad
Jan Willem Poot, 40, a former addict turned entrepreneur who set up the clinic, said it was seeing a 20-30% annual increase in people – mainly young men – coming in with gaming dependency. "Also, in the beginning it was eight to 10 hours of playing but at this moment we have got kids who game 18-19 hours a day. They sometimes go weeks without showers and are not eating."
Gaming disorder is defined by the World Health Organization as a pattern of persistent or recurrent gaming behaviour so severe that it takes "precedence over other life interests". Symptoms include impaired control over gaming and continuation or escalation of gaming despite negative consequences.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 19 2019, @10:45AM (1 child)
Works for me.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Monday August 19 2019, @03:37PM
You appear to fail to understand that the games require power in order to operate. You cannot just cut off vital equipment.
You wouldn't cut off a patient's home dialysis equipment would you?
People today are educated enough to repeat what they are taught but not to question what they are taught.