A 15-year-old middle schoolboy strangled his mother earlier this week in a fit of anger during an argument over his playing of violent computer games and then took his own life, sounding a wake-up ...

Mark Pritchard, MP for The Wrekin, has called for more support to be given to schools and police forces in tackling the problem. Mr Pritchard tabled questions to both the Home Office and the ...

Screen addiction among children can pave the way for them to become hooked on gambling, alcohol and drugs a Scottish expert has warned. Tony Marini, senior therapist at Castle Craig rehab centre, ...

There has been a sharp rise in the number of youngsters being treated for gaming addiction, Nos television said on Sunday. In 2011, 256 youngsters were treated for their addiction to playing computer ...

A court in south-west Sweden has ordered a teenager to be forced to accept treatment for his addiction to computer games. The 17-year-old boy's addiction is comparable to forms of substance abuse, ...

Two lawsuits against some of the industry's leading companies, accused of enabling video game addiction, have been voluntarily dismissed by the plaintiff. In a review of court records by Game File ...

Children and young adults who are addicted to computer games will be able to be treated for gaming disorder by the NHS. The new NHS service for gaming addicted youngsters is part of the Centre of ...