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Psychiatrist urges that gaming addiction be recognized as a mental illness

2008-03-18 07:55:12 by Destructoid.com in Destructoid - Hardcore video game blog
 
...mental illness. However, as recently evidenced by some disturbing footage floating around the net , some doctors feel that online and gaming addiction are a very real problem, and should be treated with as much care as a drug or food addiction would be Dr. Block hopes to see online addiction added into the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of...
 
Tags: time online, online, addiction, feels online addictions, mental illness, hours online, food addiction, block hopes, block
 
 
 
 
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Resi 5 developers need mental healthcare, Capcom provides

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2008-09-12 04:21:42 by Jim Sterling in Destructoid - Hardcore video game blog
...mental healthcare to its employees? For Resident Evil 5 , the company certainly did. Looks like the game is so important, Capcom can't allow any risk of its staff turning insane. That would definitely cause a delay or two. Here's what Capcom had to say In addition to developing tools, we have also strengthened our game development structure....
 
Tags: capcom, resident evil, game development structure, structure, game, mental healthcare, title, action horror title, company employees
 
 
 
 
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PlayStation addict diagnosed with 'mental detachment'

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2008-11-20 09:27:12 by Gino D. in PSP Updates
...mental detachment connected to his PlayStation Again, they didn't seem to specify which kind of PlayStation From all indications, it seems that Lorenzo Amato has recovered from whatever mental shock he's been through (man, I wonder what he was playing at that time?). However, that doesn't mean he's on the greenlight. Apparently, he's scarred...
 
Tags: playstation, lorenzo amato, lorenzo, father, mental detachment, 24-hour lich, mental shock, antonio buccoliero, year-old boy
 
 
 
 
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GDC08: Cloning and mental confusion in Experimental Games session

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2008-02-24 00:00:00 by Ross Miller in Joystiq
...mental Games session. Whereas last year we saw audio-infused titles and a then-lesser known Portal , this year's themes were replay, obfuscation, user-generated/controlled levels and "two levels at once," with a presentation by Rod Humble halfway through. (We unfortunately had to miss the two final themes to catch the Boom Blox presentation....
 
Tags: experimental games session, presentation, mental confusion, boom blox presentation, rod humble halfway, final themes, favorite annual sessions, themes, developers rant
 
 
 
 
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New Games Train Mental Ambidexterity in Left Brain Right Brain 2

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2008-10-16 14:57:23 by Shawn Sines in Gaming Today
...mental skills sharp is imperative to stay competitive at any age. More important is the tendency for people to favor left-brain logical thinking or right-brain creativity. The person that can learn to be a whole-brained type and adapt to both equally well have a distinct advantage in life. Left Brain Right Brain 2 is due out in stores in...
 
Tags: brain, age, brain age, brain train, brain exercise programs, right-brain creativity, brain storm, favor left-brain logical, brain challenge
 
 
 
 
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Disabled Gamers Comprise 20% of Casual Video Games Audience

2008-06-25 11:43:26 by Meryl in Meryl.net � Casual Games Reviews, News & Talk
 
...mental or developmental disability Those with disabilities report that they experience more significant benefits from playing and view their game-playing activity as a more important factor in their lives than do non-disabled consumers The most common types of disabilities and medical conditions cited by respondents, by category, were...
 
Tags: mental benefits, benefits, top benefits, mental, physical, physical disability, additional benefits, disability, developmental disability
 
 
 
 
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Disabled Gamers Comprise 20% of Casual Video Games Audience

2008-06-25 11:43:26 by Meryl in Meryl.net � Casual Games Reviews, News & Talk
 
...mental or developmental disability Those with disabilities report that they experience more significant benefits from playing and view their game-playing activity as a more important factor in their lives than do non-disabled consumers The most common types of disabilities and medical conditions cited by respondents, by category, were...
 
Tags: mental benefits, benefits, top benefits, mental, physical, physical disability, additional benefits, disability, developmental disability
 
 
 
 
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Grand Theft Childhood - Greater Good Panel on Violent Video Games

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2008-04-29 21:51:09 by Shawn Sines in Gaming Today
...Mental Health and Media, based in the Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and is on the psychiatry faculty at Harvard Medical School. His new book, Grand Theft Childhood?, written with Center for Mental Health and Media co-director Cheryl K. Olson, is based on the results of a $1.5 million study funded by the...
 
Tags: grand theft childhood, berkeleys psychology department, psychology department, video games, violent video games, psychology, panel, magazine, magazine panel
 
 
 
 
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Manhunt 2 Slammed From All Angles

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2007-11-03 18:33:00 by Boy Pingas in Wii Games Collection
...Mental Illness (NAMI) has criticized the game for perpetuating cruel, inaccurate perceptions that people who live with mental illnesses are violent While multiple edits were made to revise Manhunt 2 so it would be granted a Mature rating (17+), hackers appear to have proven that the sections of the game in question were blocked but not...
 
Tags: manhunt, video game law, game, revise manhunt, content supposedly cut, cut, content, violent games, violent