for us as a couple? it has been challenging, in as much as it is quite difficult to have interaction outside of the house, and even having people around, you feel a degree of embarrassment sometimes. i mean, for the duration of the visit, he lljust be gaming upstairs all the time, shouting and cursing. for us sleeping has been a huge issue, so often that we ll sleep in separate rooms. and i ll have to have the fan on to sort of drown out his game. stephen and louise are describing life with their 16 year old son who suffers from gaming disorder. those aren t their real names, where protecting their identities. it is a controversial condition, defined by the world health organization by three characteristics impaired control when gaming, prioritising gaming over other interests, and escalation of gaming despite negative consequences.
anxiety, and low mood. often, they also experience physical symptoms, in terms of loss of sleep, and that is often because people will be gaming at night to connect with gamers abroad. yeah, so we need to think - about the groups that we are going to start in the new year. this is the only nhs clinic in the uk treating gaming disorder. its patients are spread out across england and wales, and are often treated via video chat, something they have been doing here since way before the pandemic made the practice commonplace. video games are a massive pastime and source of entertainment and connection for people. but when does the amount of time spent playing across the line into problematic behaviour? a recent study concluded that broadly speaking, playing video games is actually good for most people s mental health and well being, and that playing games has helped lots of people get through the pandemic.
the fan on to sort of drown out his game. stephen and louise are describing life with their 16 year old son who suffers from gaming disorder. those aren t their real names, where protecting their identities. it is a controversial condition, defined by the world health organization by three characteristics impaired control when gaming, prioritising gaming over other interests, and escalation of gaming despite negative consequences. the games industry and some psychologists question the evidence used to define the disorder. until quite recently in the uk, help for problems like this could only be sought via private health care. the nhs has created a specialist clinic for treatment of the condition via therapy. phone rings. hello, thank you for calling the national centre for gaming disorder. we ve got four people, four under 16 s parents.
the games industry and some psychologists question the evidence used to define the disorder. until quite recently in the uk, help for problems like this could only be sought via private health care. the nhs has created a specialist clinic for treatment of the condition via therapy. phone rings. hello, thank you for calling the national centre for gaming disorder. we ve got four people, four under 16 s parents. based in west london, it is part of the national centre for behavioural addictions. this is the first time cameras have been allowed to film inside the gaming clinic. we know that gaming disorder is quite a rare condition. so, the symptoms of gaming disorder can be really quite severe, which has surprised us. they can struggle with anger, anxiety, and low mood. often, they also experience physical symptoms, in terms of loss of sleep, and that is often because people will be gaming at night to connect with gamers abroad. yeah, so we need to think
it is part of the national centre for behavioural addictions. this is the first time cameras have been allowed to film inside the gaming clinic. we know that gaming disorder is quite a rare condition. so, the symptoms of gaming disorder can be really quite severe, which has surprised us. they can struggle with anger, anxiety, and low mood. often, they also experience physical symptoms, in terms of loss of sleep, and that is often because people will be gaming at night to connect with gamers abroad. yeah, so we need to think about the groups that we are going to start in the new year. this is the only nhs clinic in the uk treating gaming disorder. its patients are spread out across england and wales, and are often treated via video chat, something they have been doing here since way before the pandemic made the practice commonplace. video games are a massive pastime and source of entertainment and connection