Doctors are recommending that the AMA define and prescribe treatment for gaming addiction.
AMA chimes in on gaming/violence connection, gaming addiction
In terms of "gaming addiction," the report suggests that it is likely to be a subset of Internet addiction, as it most frequently occurs in players of MMORPGs. In both of these addictions, the current definition is currently informal—the described symptoms actually most closely resemble pathological gambling, rather than an addiction. In either case, the report notes, "there is currently insufficient research to definitively conclude that video game overuse is an addiction." Posted by cmwillis at June 15, 2007 11:12 PM | TrackBack