Excessive video gaming as mental disorder? Source: JESHOOTS/Pexels The World Health Organization (WHO) received a lot of attention recently for adding a new and controversial diagnosis called gaming ...

From Pong and Pac-Man to Minecraft and Fortnight, video games have always been a lot of fun. Sometimes, however, gamers become fixated, compulsive or — worse — spiral into a full-blown gaming disorder ...

There are plenty of studies exploring how substances like cannabis and psilocybin can help treat depression, but far fewer research exploring how video games can positively treat that kind of ...

While enduring months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans have become adept at finding ways to stay entertained while staying at home. With video game systems and video games sales on the rise, it ...

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Playing video games really does seem to boost your well-being, despite the pastime often being maligned. The results come from a study that took advantage of a unique situation amid the height of the ...