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Health Video game addiction and other Internet compulsive disorders mask depression, anxiety, learning disabilities
Addiction to video games and the Internet is gaining legitimacy as a psychological disorder, and experts say it's not uncommon for kids to become violent when their 'drug' is taken away
By Tracy Miller / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS


Video game addiction will be acknowledged for the first time in the updated edition of the American Psychological Association diagnostic manual, DSM-5, out in May.
Violent video games can be as addicting as drugs, experts say.

“It affects the same pleasure centers in the brain that make people want to come back," said Dr. Michael Fraser, a clinical psychologist on the upper East Side and professor at Weill Cornell Medical College.

"If you look at alcoholism and Internet addiction, it's the exact same pattern of behavior," agreed Dr. Kimberly Young, a psychologist and founder of the Center for Online and Internet Addiction in Bradford, Penn.

Kids are among the most vulnerable to video game addiction, experts said, and may become violent when their "drug" is taken away.......................>>>>.........................>>>>............................Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/lif.....298338#ixzz2OwLd8WJO