What Is Gaming Disorder, and Should You Be Worried About It?
It’s official, say experts: Video games can hurt your mental health.
By Michael Dolan
Medically Reviewed by Justin Laube, MD
The idea of video games being addictive is certainly not new. Decades before people played Candy Crush on their phones for hours, there were people with pockets full of quarters, playing Pac Man in arcades for hours. But given the prevalence of video gaming in our lives, the World Health Organization (WHO) has been keeping a watchful eye on people who have become so obsessed with gaming that it has had a negative impact on their lives.
https://www.everydayhealth.com/emotional-health/symptoms/what-gaming-disorder/
