Linking online gaming and addictive behavior: Converging evidence for a general reward deficiency in frequent online gamers
Millions of people regularly play so-called Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs). Recently, it has been argued that MMORPG overuse is becoming a significant health problem worldwide. Symptoms such as tolerance, withdrawal and craving have been described. Based on behavioral, res...
Main Authors: | Tim eHahn, Karolien Hilde Notebaert, Thomas eDresler, Linda eKowarsch, Andreas eReif, Andreas J Fallgatter |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014-11-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00385/full |
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