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Is Gaming a Disorder or a Life Balance Problem?
By
Linda Mintle
Here is a scary story about gaming. A 23-year-old male was engaged for 23 hours straight playing “League of Legends” in a Taiwan Internet cafe in 2012 He had a heart attack and died while playing. Apparently he had a prior heart condition. But his body sat for nine hours before anyone realized he died. Thirty…
Internet Addiction Changes the Brain
By
Linda Mintle
Just a word of warning. If you are a gamer or tied to the video gaming industry, you won’t like this report given to the American Psychiatric Association’s 2014 Annual Meeting. It has to do with a review of 13 published articles that look at Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD) especially those addicted to Internet gaming)…
Does a Little Porn Help a Relationship?
By
Linda Mintle
I was reading a new book on relationships by one of the leading people in the field and was stunned. In the book, he suggested that “a little” pornography could help a marriage. Here is why he is wrong. After treating far too many people who thought a little porn would bring back passion in…
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