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Using video games for too long may also cause headaches, dizziness, and chances of vomiting from focusing on a screen. However, playing video games can also help eyesight because it increases reaction speeds and thought times. [citation needed] Certain studies have shown that video games can be used to improve various eye conditions.
Such issues may lead both society and scholars to exaggerate the prevalence and nature of problematic gaming, and over-focus on games specifically, while ignoring underlying mental health issues. However, Problem gamblers have a higher chance for getting mental illness as well. [91]
Parents have a new reason to limit their children's 'screen time' - addiction to video games has been recognized by WHO as a mental health disorder.
Experts say kids playing video games isn't all bad. Gaming can help distract from anxious thoughts and give kids social connection they may be lacking, making it good for kids' mental health.
"Fear of missing out" can lead to psychological stress at the idea of missing posted content by others while offline. The relationships between digital media use and mental health have been investigated by various researchers—predominantly psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists, and medical experts—especially since the mid-1990s, after the growth of the World Wide Web and rise of ...
The gaming market has surpassed sports and movies combined. Here's how games are playing a key role in our well-being in a post-pandemic world.
Some experience health consequences from loss of sleep [3] as they stay up to continue scrolling, chatting, and gaming. [4] The increase in Internet use in 16-19 year olds living in EU countries. Excessive Internet use is not recognized as a disorder by the American Psychiatric Association's DSM-5 or the World Health Organization's ICD-11. [5]
A run on consoles during the pandemic allowed researchers to test whether gaming causes changes in the mental well-being of players.