It’s “game over” for these violent young men. Fed-up parents of male video game addicts are turning to trained professionals to help their kids kick the habit. Dr. Henrietta Bowden-Jones has treated ...

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 ...

This is half of a pair of articles that highlight the evidence for and against the existence of video game addiction. Read the counter-argument here. For decades, psychologists, parents, and gamers ...

Gaming addiction, classified as a behavioral disorder, is characterized by compulsive and excessive gaming behavior that negatively impacts various aspects of an individual’s life. The Diagnostic and ...

S1: I'm Andrew Bracken and this is Screen Time , featuring conversations about technology and kids in today's digital age. My kids are addicted to their screens. It's a common phrase many parents ...

Three parents sued Epic Games for getting their children addicted to its popular video game “Fortnite,” leading their kids to stop sleeping, eating and showering. The lawsuit brought in Quebec ...

The cover of "How to Raise a Healthy Gamer" beside author Alok Kanojia. (Courtesy) A new Pew Research Center study found 85% of teenagers ages 13 to 17 say they play video games. But while they can ...

CHICAGO — A mother lost her liability claims against Google and Apple in her lawsuit against them and other video game companies over her son’s video game addiction. She says her child suffers ...

What starts as harmless weekend betting is quietly turning into a daily compulsion for many Ugandans, as easy mobile access, ...

A new study finds that cognitive impairments in gamers are tied to addiction risk rather than gaming itself, with recreational players showing enhanced attention. The research arrives as PlayStation ...

A young male teenager captivated by gaming. With more than 215 million gamers in the United States, it’s not surprising that so many are drawn to the entertainment, competition, and sense of community ...

A gaming disorder, sometimes referred to as “video game addiction,” is a pattern of game-playing behavior—involving online gaming or offline video games—that is difficult to control and that continues ...