Experts Oppose Classifying Gaming Addiction As Mental Disorder

News.com reports that despite earlier rumblings that addiction to videogames could be classified a mental disorder similar to alcoholism, experts have stepped back from that analysis. The decision by the AMA is that psychiatrists should make further efforts to study the phenomenon, while addiction experts strongly opposed the idea at the organization's annual meeting. "Even before debate on the subject began, the committee that made the proposal backed away from its position, and instead recommended that the American Psychiatric Association consider the change when it revises its next diagnostic manual in 5 years. The psychiatrist group has said if the science warrants, it could be considered for inclusion in the next diagnostic manual, which will be published in 2012. While occasional use of video games is harmless and may even help with some disorders like autism, doctors said in extreme cases it can interfere with day-to-day necessities like working, showering or even eating."

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Psychology is null and void

[unity100]

And dont excuse me for saying that too. in the preface of some psychology, sociology books, it is explained in length that why "psychology/sociology is a science". does any mathematics book need it ? does any physics book ? heck, even geology book ?

it cant even bring reasonable explanations to basic humane feelings, still using darwinist/victorian stuff that is remnant of the 1880s, yet the bullcrap that is spurt out from it is actively used on people in practices.

"electroshock therapy" - get a load of that. can you imagine that is actually a form of "treatment" ? you tie someone and you give non lethal dosages of electricity until s/he forgets whatever shit s/he was about. just similar to hitting someone with a baseball bat in the head, but this one is called a "therapy"

drugging people to oblivion, eradicating all symptoms, hence make-believing that whatever psychological issue the individual had, are gone.

and now they are on to gaming, internet. the BIGGEST revolution, innovation that has ever happened to mankind - the internet.

they cant even sort their own branch's shit straight, but they are apparently able to explain complex phenomenon.

i dont give a jack about what psychologists think, or what they decide.

Re:Psychology is null and void

[unity100]

actually i would side with mr. cruise when it comes to psychology. you would, if you have seen somebody who was "treated" with "electroshock"

Re:Psychology is null and void

[unity100]

Yeah, sup $cientologist. Why don't you mod your post up using your amazing psychic powers?

if scientologists are opposing the crap that "psychologists" are putting forward, hell i would be in the same camp with them. there is no difference - an invented religion of sci-fi fanatics versus another invented religion of darwinist-survivalist-victorian wannabees.

ECT is somewhat of a last resort, but here's the thing : IT USUALLY WORKS. Many people have had their lives transformed for the better by it.

last resort before what - hanging the patient ?

works well as in totaly stupefying someone to the extent that s/he now can conform with the society's wants ? better for what - society or the patient ?

It's true that psychology is not perfect,

ill talk in family guy terms - psychology SUCKS.

particularly in the US where there seems to be an undue reliance on questionable drug therapy as first-line treatment, probably as an unfortunate legacy of psychologists trying to be taken seriously as "real" doctors. Also I have my doubts over whether certain disorders like ADHD truly exist or are just bad parenting. But null and void? Umm, no.

problems of psychology exists because of their being overly reliant on darwinist, victorian, overly mechanical stuff that is put forth by freud and the like - which was the common approach to any science, heck, anything these days. while they work fantastic for math, physics and chemistry, human emotions and mental state is not something mechanical and simplistic. its more chaotic. and whatever crap they are throwing at, some of which i had the misfortune to have to take as a course in university, can never pass even near of explaining it.

the disaster is, they are trying to "cure" people with this sorry excuse of a "science".

So Jack Thompson will cite your wife.

[khasim]

Great.

I'd have to ask her to pull out citations, but yes, I could cite them.

Yeah, sure you can. So why don't you just do that? Hmmmmm?

I'm sure that Jack Thompson would just LOVE to have such a study to boost his cases.

So, until you actually get around to posting it, I'll just leave you here with your claims. kthxbuy