%0 Journal Article
%T A Review on the Evaluation of Video Game Addiction as a Legitimate Disorder
%A Wong Liang Hao
%J Open Journal of Social Sciences
%P 410-417
%@ 2327-5960
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/jss.2023.113029
%X Through fundamentally understanding addiction and reviewing the arguments
that support and contradict video game addiction as a disorder, this paper
seeks to answer the question of whether video game addiction is a legitimate
disorder or a premature diagnosis of the growing popularity of a new form of
entertainment. It was found that issues associated with video game addiction
such as the inability to manage time properly or prioritis</span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">e</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> the
games over real-life responsibilities are not equivalent to real mental
disorders. The research also raises the question of whether these addictions
are facets of other preexisting disorders or a new branch of non-substance
addiction.
%K Gamers
%K Non-Substance Addiction
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%K i&gt
%K Gatcha&lt
%K /i&gt
%K RPG
%K Fantasy Elements
%K PTSD
%K Anger Management
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=124012