Video games are getting complex, detailed, and compelling to a growing number of audience. With better graphics, more realistic characters, and greater strategic challenges, it is less surprising that most teens love to play video games than hang out with friends or play physically intensive sports. Video games can be very addictive such that players often start neglecting their parents, friends, work, and school. Though video game addiction is not medically recognized as a disorder, there is increasing evidence of people facing severe consequences due to video game addiction. Relationships and family lives are affected greatly by such addiction. Studies show that children with video game addiction exhibit behaviors similar to pathological gamblers. Use of game for increasing amounts of time isn't the only symptom of gaming addiction. Repeated, unsuccessful efforts to control or stop gaming is another symptom that can help identify this problem. Identifying these symptoms early will allow us to take preventive steps early enough to be effective. Treatment of video game addiction is similar to that of any addiction. Counseling and behavior modication can greatly help in the process of rehabilitaion of a video game addict.
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