The Observer magazine recently highlighted the issue of video game addiction, examining its impact through therapist perspectives and a family’s experience. Since its classification as a disorder in 2018, the National Centre for Gaming Disorders in the UK has treated just over 1,000 patients, indicating its rarity among the majority of teenage gamers. The article questioned why many youths are drawn to gaming, suggesting societal factors such as restricted outdoor spaces and heightened surveillance contribute to their withdrawal into virtual worlds. It criticized adult oversight and societal failures, positing gaming as a refuge amidst economic uncertainties and environmental crises overlooked by older generations.
It’s Not Them, it’s us: the Real Reason Teens are ‘Addicted’ to Video Games
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