Abstract
Controversy continues concerning the harmfulness of video game use by children. The author encountered clearly pathological preoccupation with video games in a preadolescent. The child had stolen, forged checks, and skipped school to continue using video games. He and his mother were physically abused by his father. Placement of the child in a residential treatment center with marital and family therapy resulted in resolution of the patient's pathological use of video games.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 49-50 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1990 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- child abuse
- pathological gambling
- video games
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health