Researchers in Germany have published a new study they claim shows promise for treating video game addiction. Researchers claim that patients experienced a 70 percent remission rate, and the treatment doesn’t use psychiatric drugs. Rather than wean them off gaming entirely, the methods described in the study seek to re-configure the patient’s relationship with gaming as a whole.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/mb8y8v/researchers-find-a-promising-treatment-for-video-game-addiction