Gaming addiction being taken seriously!

More Study Needed on Gaming Addiction

from the Baltimore Sun

The American Medical Association warned the public yesterday about the
potential dangers of video-game addiction, but rejected a call from a
Maryland physicians group and other doctors to declare the condition a
formal medical disorder.

Instead, the national doctors' group urged more formal research into the
impact of video game use and called for a review of the video game
ratings
system.

We would like to find out exactly what this is, what it does, its
harms and
even its benefits," said Dr. Martin Wasserman, executive director of
MedChi, the Maryland State Medical Association. MedChi helped bring the
issue before the AMA's annual conference in Chicago this week...

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