A new report urges the American Medical Association to formally recognize game addiction as a genuine diagnosed disorder. According to Spong, the report in question is “Report Of The Council On Science And Public Health: Emotional and Behavioral Effects, Including Addictive Potential, of Video Games”.

The report goes on to urge the AMA to take certain actions, like providing families with education on the “appropriate use of video games,” determining the recommended amount of time per day someone should be allowed to play games (1 to 2 hours), and supporting increasing awareness that parents need to monitor their children’s game and Internet activity.
The report would have wide ranging implications within the law as the ever-growing list of lawyers attempting to blame videogames for crimes ranging from street robbery to mass murder, call on a medically-recognised disorder to bolster their defence.

I think People that want help should definitely have some available. Though the report sounds awfully non-specific to me, am addicted too.

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