It's Official, Gaming Is An Addiction


	It's Official, Gaming Is An Addiction

kidora

6-14-2007 5:15 PM

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gaming, addiction, medicine, psychology

kidora says:

Just goes to show, you can be diagnosed addicted to anything.

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 A new report urges the American Medical Association to, among other things, formally recognize game addiction as a genuine diagnosed disorder. According to  <A href="http://news.spong.com/article/12879?cb=59">Spong</A>, the report in question is "Report Of The Council On Science And Public Health: Emotional and Behavioral Effects, Including Addictive Potential, of Video Games" chaired by Mohamed K. Khan, MD, Phd. Included in the report is the proposed medical definition of "gamer." Keep reading to find out if you qualify or not.</P></DIV>
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video game players. Although the term technically includes those who do
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