Video Game Addiction

[edit] The Mahalo Top 7

1. Wikipedia: Game Addiction
2. WebMD: Video Game Addiction No Fun
3. National Institute on Media and the Family: Computer and Video Game Addiction
4. MedicineNet.com: Video Game Overuse May Be an Addiction: Experts
5. PDF: Addictions to MMORPGS: Systems and Treatments 
6. American Medical Association (AMA): Emotional and Behavioral Effects of Video Games and Internet Overuse
7. AT&T Tech Channel: Video Game Addiction Video (Time: 24:24) 

[edit] Game Addiction News

• CBS News: Detox For Video Game Addiction? (2006) 
• HealthDay: Video Games' Addictive Nature Unclear: AMA (2007)
• BBC News: Video Games: Cause for Concern? (2000)
• TIME: Are Video Games Really So Bad? (1999)
• The Manitoban Online: World of Warcrack (2007)
• TechNewsWorld: Warning Signs Appear Along Road to Video Game Addiction (2006) 
• Tom's Games: Expert: 40 Percent of World of Warcraft Players Addicted (2006) | Game Addiction: Myth or Reality? (2007) 

[edit] Game Addiction Facts

• Harris Interactive: Video Game Addiction: Is it Real?
• Iowa State University: Video Game Addiction Among Adolescents 
• Discovery Channel: Positron Emission Tomography 
• American Psychiatric Association: Statement of the American Psychiatric Association on "Video Game Addiction" 
• Focus on the Family: Hooked! The Addictive Power of Video Games

[edit] Game Addiction Symptoms and Complications

• Internet Addiction Recovery: Online Gaming Addiction | Are You an Obsessive Online Gamer?
• WebMD: Warning Signs
• Focus on the Family: 8 Signs Your Child is a Video Game Addict
• Wikipeda: Diagnosis

[edit] Game Addiction Treatment Options

• Internet Addiction Recovery: Treatment Strategies for Pathological Internet Use
• Wikipedia: Treatment

[edit] Game Addiction Holistic and Alternative Treatment

• MotherNature.com: Video Game Addiction: Tips to Tame the Kid Who's Hooked

[edit] Game Addiction Prevention

• VideoGameTrouble.org: Prevention
• Focus on the Family: Safeguards for Video Gameplay

[edit] Game Addiction Scientific and Medical Journal Articles

• Liebert Online: Characteristics of Internet Use in Relation to Game Genre in Korean Adolescents (2007)
• Liebert Online: Why Are Adolescents Addicted to Online Gaming? An Interview Study in Taiwan (2006)
• Psychiatric Times: Computer Addiction: What Is It? (1998)
• PubMed Central: Excessive computer game playing: evidence for addiction and aggression? (2007)

[edit] Game Addiction Support Groups

• Mothers Against Video Game Addiction and Violence (MAVAV): Addiction
• Online Gamers Anonymous: Addiction Help Site
• VideoGameTrouble.org: What the Research is Saying
• Lost in WoW: World of Warcraft: WoW addiction
• Yahoo! Health: EverQuest Widows

[edit] Game Addiction Discussion and Blogs

• Center for Internet Addiction Recovery: AMA considering Video Game Addiction a disorder
• The Wall Street Journal: Health Blog: AMA to Vote on Video Game Addiction
• The Daedalus Project: The Psychology of MMORPGS: Addiction
• All Things Daniel Haggard: The Computer Game Affliction - How They Addict You
• Game Addiction: Adults Spend More Time Gaming than Teens
• Theparentreport.com: Video Game Addiction

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