Monday, January 17, 2011

Do video games fuel mental health problems?
'When children became addicted, their depression, anxiety, and social phobias got worse, and their grades dropped'

MSNBC

There might be trouble brewing behind the glassy eyes of kids who spend too much time and energy on video games, according to a controversial new study.

In the 2-year study of more than 3,000 school children in Singapore, researchers found nearly one in ten were video game "addicts," and most were stuck with the problem.

While these kids were more likely to have behavioral problems to begin with, excessive gaming appeared to cause additional mental woes...

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