Should Video Game Addiction Be in the DSM?
Should Video Game Addiction Be in the DSM? Monday June 25, 2007#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}zSB(3,3) We all know kids can get obsessive and compulsive about video games, and watching them play the day away can maybe drive parents crazy. But can video game addiction become a mental illness in its own right? A committee presenting at the annual meeting of the American Medical Association has proposed just that, although the idea hasn’t met with universal acceptance. According to a Reuters report, the committee proposed adding video game addiction to the Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), citing the fact that avid gameplaying “in extreme cases … can interfere with day-to-day necessities like working, showering or even eating.” During debate on the matter, however, addiction experts disputed whether even those cases indicate a disease on the level of alc
#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}zSB(3,3) We all know kids can get obsessive and compulsive about video games, and watching them play the day away can maybe drive parents crazy. But can video game addiction become a mental illness in its own right? A committee presenting at the annual meeting of the American Medical Association has proposed just that, although the idea hasn’t met with universal acceptance. According to a Reuters report, the committee proposed adding video game addiction to the Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), citing the fact that avid gameplaying “in extreme cases … can interfere with day-to-day necessities like working, showering or even eating.” During debate on the matter, however, addiction experts disputed whether even those cases indicate a disease on the level of alcoholism or substance abuse. The AMA will vote on the status of
#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}if(zs>0){zSB(3,3)}else{gEI(“spacer”).style.display=’none’;gEI(“sidebar”).style.display=’none’} We all know kids can get obsessive and compulsive about video games, and watching them play the day away can maybe drive parents crazy. But can video game addiction become a mental illness in its own right? A committee presenting at the annual meeting of the American Medical Association has proposed just that, although the idea hasn’t met with universal acceptance. According to a Reuters report, the committee proposed adding video game addiction to the Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), citing the fact that avid gameplaying “in extreme cases … can interfere with day-to-day necessities like working, showering or even eating.” During debate on the matter, however, addiction experts disputed whether even those cases indicate a dise
