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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: 4, Funny) by VLM on Monday August 19 2019, @12:35PM (3 children)
Groan...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loot_box [wikipedia.org]
It was a good attempt by someone at an ironic joke, loot box gambling mentality being what the victims are addicted to, its a "funny" to propose their treatment be a similar gamble...
As a kind of related issue, you'll note that
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_humor [wikipedia.org]
and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_humour [wikipedia.org]
don't just link to the same page. That would be a pretty funny April 1st joke, but y'all probably don't have April Fools day over there anyways.
Anyway, have a nice day... err... let me translate that from "midwestern USA" to "airstrip one" for you ... Have a right jolly good tea time my dear chap.
(Score: 2) by janrinok on Monday August 19 2019, @12:56PM
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Monday August 19 2019, @07:46PM (1 child)
A post that not only explains the joke but links to two separate Wikipedia articles explaining what humor is.
You must be great fun at parties!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 19 2019, @08:23PM
Still preferable to his Hitler cosplay.