Psychologists say that although gaming disorder is quite a rare condition, the symptoms can be quite severe.
Teenagers who refuse to leave their bedrooms and game day and night can leave parents worried and concernedAlex's compulsive desire to play first-person shooters like Counter-Strike late into the night, has caused years of anguish for the family. He has also recently been diagnosed with autism.
The patients' compulsion to play is so extreme that it often leads to violent outbursts and confrontations with parents or carers. If access to games consoles or computers is denied, many of the people treated at the clinic have threatened to commit suicide. Their social interactions are almost always restricted to online or gaming activities.
"We know that gaming disorder is quite a rare condition. The symptoms can be really quite severe, which has surprised us," she says. It's the only NHS clinic in the UK treating this condition, and its patients are spread out across England and Wales - often treated via video chat. Dr Lockwood thinks there are some advantages to video therapy sessions: "It enables us to engage with people who might be quite reluctant to come to the clinic, because their motivation for engagement and treatment can be quite low."
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