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posted by Fnord666 on Monday August 19 2019, @07:50AM   Printer-friendly
from the today-I-learned-that-gaming-disorder-is-real dept.

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.


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 19 2019, @11:18AM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 19 2019, @11:18AM (#882062)

    The gamer who is seeking help for addiction already recognizes they have a problem which is arguably the first step toward recovery. However stopping "cold turkey" may prove to be extremely difficult or impossible. For those people I propose they simply stop upgrading their computers but continue playing their existing games. Over time their system will become less able to satisfy their desire thus making it easier to quit while avoiding the worst withdrawal symptoms. This is not dissimilar to how drug addiction is treated.

  • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Monday August 19 2019, @03:38PM (1 child)

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Monday August 19 2019, @03:38PM (#882168) Journal

    You seem to be assuming that the gamer is using Windows. Probably that is generally true. But it is an assumption.

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 19 2019, @07:38PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 19 2019, @07:38PM (#882286)

      Not sure how you got "Windows" from that... Gamers typically have high-end rigs with powerful graphics cards. If they stop upgrading the hardware, the system will become less able to play modern games; allowing them to withdraw in a controlled manner.