Is Video Game Addiction Real?
What does the research say about video game addiction?
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Is Video Game Addiction Real?
Season 2 Episode 24 | 6m 9sVideo has Closed Captions
What does the research say about video game addiction?
As the video game Fortnite is taking over the world, there's a rising panic that some gamers are getting full-on addicted, with headlines like “Parenting the Fortnite Addict” and “I almost lost my sons to Fortnite”. The American Psychiatric Association says there’s not enough research showing that video game addiction is its own disorder. Is video game addiction really a thing?
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Is Video Game Addiction Real?
Season 2 Episode 24 | 6m 9sVideo has Closed Captions
As the video game Fortnite is taking over the world, there's a rising panic that some gamers are getting full-on addicted, with headlines like “Parenting the Fortnite Addict” and “I almost lost my sons to Fortnite”. The American Psychiatric Association says there’s not enough research showing that video game addiction is its own disorder. Is video game addiction really a thing?
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