One in 10 boys become addicted to gaming, according to new research. They meet the criteria for computer game addiction - called "internet gaming disorder" or IGD - at least once between the ages of ...

CDC reports 11-14 year old's spend 9 hours per day on screens for entertainment and US Surgeon General Advisory warns of the dangers of Social Media to youth It’s not bad parenting that has brought us ...

Do your kids play a lot of computer games? Some may end up gaming a little too obsessively. Researchers have identified the most important warning signs. Is there a lot of playing Fortnite, Roblox and ...

Is there a lot of playing Fortnite, Roblox and Minecraft in your home too? You're not alone. Many children and adolescents play a lot, and often with both known and unknown online players. This can be ...

Screen addiction among children can pave the way for them to become hooked on gambling, alcohol and drugs a Scottish expert ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Summer break is here, which means school is out, no more homework, and it’s time to have fun. The lack of routine and scheduled activities, however, may pose ...

Long before Seung Hui Cho’s video game addiction to “Counter-Strike” was suspected of contributing to his massacre of Virginia Tech students in 2007, my students at George Mason University were ...

The UN’s major agency, the World Health Organisation, has outlined new disorders that have made its official list. They have been misunderstood or ignored — until now. It also often doles out a few ...