That gaming session that stretches from a quick hour into an all-night marathon might not be just harmless entertainment. While public concern about gaming addiction has typically focused on teenagers ...

A recent JAMA Network Open study investigated the efficacy and underlying neural mechanism of mindfulness meditation (MM) intervention for treating adults with Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD). IGD is ...

The Head of Addiction Services at St John of God Hospital has warned that shopping, video gaming and gambling are part of a surge in behavioural addiction in Ireland, and that the problem is "all ...

Adults at risk of developing a gaming addiction are more likely to overspend on in-game purchases due to increasingly ...

From Pong and Pac-Man to Minecraft and Fortnight, video games have always been a lot of fun. Sometimes, however, gamers become fixated, compulsive or — worse — spiral into a full-blown gaming disorder ...

The psychiatrist who pioneered the country's first gaming disorder clinic at a public hospital has been named the 2026 ...

I work with adults and adolescents, tailoring my approach to each person’s unique needs. My specialties include working with addiction (gaming, gambling, and substance use), anxiety, and depression. I ...

Playing video games is a rite of passage for many adolescents, but for some, it could also be the first step to a gaming addiction. "A number one concern for parents of children and teenagers is how ...

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In Nigeria, a silent and rapidly escalating crisis—Gaming and Gambling Addiction—is overwhelmingly affecting public health and social well-being, particularly among the youth. Physical ailments like ...