Is Video Game Addiction A Thing?
Is Video Game Addiction A Thing?
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There’s been a lot of concern lately about the amount of video games kids play. Are they … addicted to them? The WHO and APA say maybe. Could obsessive playing be symptomatic of something else? Or is it similar to binging a television show, or staying up to finish a gripping novel?Want to support 1A? Give to your local public radio station and subscribe to our podcast. Have questions? Email the show at 1a@wamu.org and find us on Twitter @1a.