gaming upstairs all the time, gaming, 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, we re 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.
help is on hand here, but there needs to be a lot, lot more. howard johnson, bbc news, siargao island. millions of people will be playing video games over the christmas period. for many it is just an enjoyable way of spending time online with friends but for some it can become an addiction one that puts a terrible strain on family life. bbc news has gained access to the uk s only treatment facility for addiction to video games. our technology correspondent marc cieslak has more. having people around, you do feel a degree he ll be just upstairs gaming all the time and he ll be shouting and cursing. stephen and louise are describing life with their 16 year old son, who suffers from gaming disorder. until quite recently in the uk they would have to have sought help privately but now the nhs has created a specialist clinic that uses therapy to help sufferers.
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