Addiction expects: video games aren't an addiction

[7th lutz]

http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/24/ad...-an-addiction/

Apparently the doctors from the American Medical Association (AMA) who were looking to have video game addiction classified as a disease have backed away from their decision. They now recommend the American Psychiatric Association, who would have had the final word on the matter anyway, consider doing more research into the issue and possibly add the diagnosis to their revision of the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) in 2012. The AMA doctors who believe video game addiction exists say it affects approximately 10% of players, but say more study is needed.

[RARusk]

Vidgaming is not an addiction, it's a lifestyle. At least for me anyway.

[Push Upstairs]

It's not an addiction, it's a way of life!


But seriously, 10%? About what I would have expected.

[Cinder6]

*sigh* Gaming is not an addiction. You can easily obsess over it, yes, but I don't believe you can become physically/emotionally addicted to it in the same sense you can to various substances.

Some people call me addicted because of how much I play or talk about games, but it's really no difficulty to stop playing games for a couple weeks. You don't go through withdrawals or anything like that, which is what you would do if it were a bona fide addiction.

[Poofta!]

oh thank god. if i hear another fat fucking kid say hes got a disease: hes fat and addicted to video games im gonna beat the mcdonalds out of him wiht a wrench.