A London consultant psychiatrist has set up a new rehab service for teenagers addicted to the internet, mobile phones and, of course, videogames.
Richard Graham started the service to help "screenagers", as he calls them (very funny), whose lives are apparently "impaired" by their addictions. He said:
"Mental health services need to adapt quickly to the changing worlds young people inhabit and understand how seriously their lives can be impaired by unregulated time online, on-screen or in-game."
Richard Graham started the service to help "screenagers", as he calls them (very funny), whose lives are apparently "impaired" by their addictions. He said:
"Mental health services need to adapt quickly to the changing worlds young people inhabit and understand how seriously their lives can be impaired by unregulated time online, on-screen or in-game."
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The service, the first in UK to be dedicated to children as young as 12, was started in response to calls from worried parents.
We’ve said this many times before when the subject of videogame addiction rears it’s head: There’s plenty of REAL things to be worried about when it comes to addictions. Kid’s just need to learn to turn the screen off once in a while.
We’ve said this many times before when the subject of videogame addiction rears it’s head: There’s plenty of REAL things to be worried about when it comes to addictions. Kid’s just need to learn to turn the screen off once in a while.
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