Violent anti-social behaviour. Terrifying withdrawal symptoms. Forced into rehab by desperate parents. No, not a junkie, but one of a terrifying new breed of teen addicts whose lives are being ...
At the time, Lauren didn’t know what was wrong. Now, she says she sees it clear as day: She had a burgeoning internet and ...
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 ...
When Microsoft included Solitaire in Windows 3.0 back in 1990, they weren't trying to create an addictive phenomenon. They ...
More teens are being treated for what researchers are calling "Internet Gaming Disorder." Research and patient visits over the past few years have some doctors believing gaming addiction is a ...
Lawyers and parents are taking on the video game industry. There are more than a dozen lawsuits currently active in North America that seek to address video game addiction. All have been filed within ...
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 ...
HUDSON, Wis. -- His mother found Shawn Woolley's body in a rocking chair in front of his computer. His head was slumped to one side -- still facing a screen of the online game that she says had become ...
Earlier this year, I was interviewed about the addictiveness of the computerized card game solitaire (also known as Klondike and Patience). The "hook" for the article (no pun intended) was that May 22 ...
Sandra Danilovic receives research funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and Wilfrid Laurier University. She is also a member of the not-for-profit videogame arts ...
My name is John, and I play computer games. No, no, I don't have a problem, not like that. At least I don't think I do (although isn't denial the first stage of something or other?) But over in China, ...