There's insufficient evidence to call gaming disorder its own clinical condition, report says

Researchers feeling out an edge of what some call ‘gaming disorder’ have said they “do not believe sufficient evidence exists to warrant thinking about gaming as a clinical disorder in its own right.” Their study looked at adolescents who play loads of video games and came to the conclusion that the games aren’t the problem, more the wider world is full of problems and young’uns are playing games seeking relief. This study both asked British teenagers about gaming habits and asked their caregivers about their emotional and social health too.

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