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In 2007, the American Medical Association released a report encouraging the American Psychological Association to consider gaming and Internet addiction as a mental disorder. Currently, the DSM-5 records rates of between 1.5 and eight percent of teens suffering from the illness. The author cites South Korea and China, where gaming is likened to an epidemic (media coverage includes detailed accounts of players dying from excessive, long-term episodes). Depression, suicide, academic struggles, insomnia, and aggressive behaviors are but a few ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More