There’s debate among mental health practitioners about whether to consider compulsive video gaming a "disorder" that requires psychiatric help. But one thing they do agree on is that too much gaming can be detrimental to the wellbeing of young people.
Dr. Min Tan is a San Francisco psychotherapist and computer engineer. He specializes in treating kids and young adults whose lives have been impaired by spending too much time gaming. KALW's Hana Baba visited his office to ask him about the addictive quality of gaming.
