video game addiction

• Quebec parents seek class action against creators of ‘addictive’ Fortnite game

  The filing is on behalf of two plaintiffs — parents of Quebec children who are 10 and 15.

  Canada

  Oct 4, 2019
• Gamer charged after alleged assault of pregnant woman streamed online

  A man that refused to stop playing Fortnite has been charged with the alleged assault of a 21-year-old woman after streaming the altercation online.

  Crime

  Dec 11, 2018
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• Video game addiction listed as a mental health problem by WHO

  Compulsive video-gaming is now listed as a mental health issue in the eyes of the World Health Organization.

  Health

  Jun 18, 2018
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• Video game addiction concerns mental health experts

  Canadian mental health experts say video game addiction is a growing problem.

  Health

  Apr 4, 2018
• Video game addiction to be named a mental health disorder

  Parents were right. In 2018, the World Health Organization plans to make obsessive video game playing a mental health disorder.

  Health

  Dec 28, 2017
• Gaming disorder could soon be a mental health condition, according to WHO

  For the first time, the WHO is set to include a "gaming disorder" on its list of mental health conditions for its 11th International Classification of Disease (ICD) guidelines.

  Dec 28, 2017
• Video game addiction, psychological distress rising among Ontario teens: study

  A new survey suggests video game addiction and psychological distress are on the rise among Ontario middle and high school students.

  Canada

  Jul 21, 2016