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Does the Department of Health and Human Services recognize Video Game Addiction as an illness?

06 May

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  1. Mum Mum

    May 6, 2010 at 8:34 pm

    Any addiction is a problem, not a disease.

     

  2. Blondie7

    May 6, 2010 at 9:30 pm

    im not sure, but i know that Video Game addiction can fall under the category of Obsessive Gambling and is diagnosed and treated much the same way.

     

  3. Luke Beattie

    May 6, 2010 at 10:09 pm

    well i suppose so, my brother plays video games non-stop and he looks retarded, he has red on the side of his eyes, his eyes look aged around them and they kinda stick out funny lol. also he plays video games sunrise to sunset as an addiction it!

     

  4. michele

    May 6, 2010 at 10:09 pm

    No.

    Video game “addiction” is not recognized in the DSM-IV-tr nor the ICD-10.

    ~Dr. B.~