Spread the loveThe digital landscape is ever-evolving, creating both opportunities and challenges for its users, particularly the younger generations. A recent study released by the World Health ...

Video games have become a global phenomenon, offering immersive entertainment and fostering vibrant online communities. However, for some individuals, gaming can evolve from a fun pastime into an ...

It’s “game over” for these violent young men. Fed-up parents of male video game addicts are turning to trained professionals to help their kids kick the habit. Dr. Henrietta Bowden-Jones has treated ...

This is half of a pair of articles that highlight the evidence for and against the existence of video game addiction. Read the counter-argument here. For decades, psychologists, parents, and gamers ...

Gaming addiction, classified as a behavioral disorder, is characterized by compulsive and excessive gaming behavior that negatively impacts various aspects of an individual’s life. The Diagnostic and ...

The cover of "How to Raise a Healthy Gamer" beside author Alok Kanojia. (Courtesy) A new Pew Research Center study found 85% of teenagers ages 13 to 17 say they play video games. But while they can ...

A new study finds that cognitive impairments in gamers are tied to addiction risk rather than gaming itself, with recreational players showing enhanced attention. The research arrives as PlayStation ...

S1: I'm Andrew Bracken and this is Screen Time , featuring conversations about technology and kids in today's digital age. My kids are addicted to their screens. It's a common phrase many parents ...

A new study from Eötvös Loránd University suggests that recreational gaming may enhance attention, while gaming addiction is linked to reduced working memory. Researchers found these differences were ...

CHICAGO — A mother lost her liability claims against Google and Apple in her lawsuit against them and other video game companies over her son’s video game addiction. She says her child suffers ...

Three parents sued Epic Games for getting their children addicted to its popular video game “Fortnite,” leading their kids to stop sleeping, eating and showering. The lawsuit brought in Quebec ...

A gaming disorder, sometimes referred to as “video game addiction,” is a pattern of game-playing behavior—involving online gaming or offline video games—that is difficult to control and that continues ...