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Video Game Addicts Find Treatment Overseas
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The first treatment facility for video game addiction is now available, but addicts will have to go all the way to the Netherlands.
Smith & Jones Addiction Consultancy, based in Amsterdam, began offering treatment for video game addicts after working with adolescents who have obsessive-compulsive disorders. The in-patient treatment includes breaking through denial of a problem and exposing patients to group activities where they are forced to interact with other people.
Keith Bakker, Director at Smith & Jones, saw a need for video game rehab, but was surprised to find such treatment is not offered in the United States. "I was looking for a place I could refer our kids to in the U.S. and was shocked to find absolutely nothing," Bakker said.
It is less of a surprise for David Walsh, President of the National Institute on Media and Family. "In the United States, a lot of people have a difficult time believing you can actually get addicted to video games," said Walsh. "We need to get more people talking about it and seeing that this is a real problem."
Walsh also said it is only a matter of time before video game rehab facilities start showing up in the U.S. "I think we'll start seeing them as soon as we get light bulbs going on that video game addiction is a real addiction."
In the meantime, video gamers in the U.S. looking for help don't need to worry. Americans are welcome at the Amsterdam rehab facility.
July 6, 2006 | Permalink | User Comments (4)
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Old news. This story came out months ago.
Posted by: Wrex | Jul 6, 2006 11:36:14 AM
Good story. Addictions that are noticed and forgotten may still be addictions. We, The U.S., could use this information for treating troubled teens and many others whose life has been compromised to a "system" and gaming.
Posted by: brian | Jul 10, 2006 10:20:14 AM
Heroin is very addictive and it has become very serious problem in America. Currently, it was known that about 600,000 people require treatment for heroin addiction. According to recent studies, a shift from injecting heroin to snorting or smoking, it is effect of increased purity and the misconception.
Heroin Addiction Treatment can be found anywhere in America and there is a lot of information on internet related to this addiction.
Posted by: Addiction Treatments | Sep 1, 2008 1:23:16 AM
The counselor help patient to change their strange behavior. These therapies are being much admired now days for dependent people, the worried teens and their families. Many centers provide Alcohol abuse treatments to re-enter in society and fulfill their dreams and remaining works.
Posted by: health tips | Sep 5, 2008 8:08:29 AM
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