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What is the treatment for electronic game addiction?

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What is the treatment for electronic game addiction?

Marc Kern (Addiction Expert, Director of Addiction Alternatives) gives expert video advice on: What is "computer game addiction"?; What causes "internet gaming addiction"?; Why are computer games so addictive? and more...

In general the technology is new, therefore the treatment methodology, the treatment programs are very sparse. There is some internet-0based support, but rarely do you find a formal treatment center that specializes in this or a book that's, I mean while there are books, there's really very little written on it. The treatment, again, has not been all that formally constructed either. But I do believe it would be as much about time management and as much about identifying the beliefs and things like that and fostering the sort of adaption of the adolescent or the adult to develop a more balanced lifestyle rather than focusing all the attention on the gaming itself.

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