RT DocAmen: “Gaming disorder” has been added to the WHO’s International Classification of Diseases, putting it on a par with depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, and other mental illnesses.
The link between gaming and ADD/ADHD goes both ways. In addition to gaming contributing to the condition, a 2019 study shows thatAddiction Lies in the Brain
It’s important to understand that gaming addiction is not a character flaw or personal failure. Brain imaging studies using a technology calledshow that addiction is, in fact, a brain disorder. The health of your brain plays a major role in your risk for addiction—whether it’s to alcohol, drugs, or video games.
In particular, it is your brain’s self-control circuit that helps you rein in your behaviors or that drives you to addiction.These chemical messengers, including dopamine, drive you to pursue your passions.The pleasure and motivation center of the brain, the nucleus accumbens is one of the primary drivers of behavior.
When this self-control circuit is in balance, you can be motivated, focused, goal-oriented, and have control over your gaming and other behaviors. In the addicted brain, the PFC is weakened, allowing the drive systems to take control.Designating video game addiction as a mental health disorder is a powerful first step in encouraging people to seek treatment. But most healthcare professionals will view it as a single or simple disorder and will treat everyone the same way.
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