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| Video Game Addiction May Be a Growing Problem |
 admin writes, "According to a recent survey of nearly 1,200 American youths between the ages of eight and 18, nearly one in 10 children who play video games may be developing an addiction to the activity."
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According to researchers, about 8.5 percent of video game players exhibited "pathological patterns of play," a designation reserved for gamers who displayed at least six of 11 clinical symptoms showing damage to family, social, school, or psychological functioning. The most typical symptom was skipping household chores in order to play video games, but many of those surveyed also said they played to escape problems and took time away from homework and school studies to play.
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Posted on Apr 22, 2009 20:14pm.
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