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Video Game Addiction Tied To Depression, Social Problems And Poorer Grades In School

January 17, 2011 by

Video game addiction is a global phenomenon and appears to lead to poorer grades in school and serious psychological problems, including depression, anxiety, and social phobia, said an international team of researchers who followed over 3,000 third through eighth grade students in Singapore and found the percentage of pathological youth gamers there to be similar to other countries...

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