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Five years ago Doctors didn't believe Liz Woolley when she said her son was addicted to an internet game in which players take the role of elves, ogres and trolls.
Back then, we all said "Wha--?" The mind-numbing point being that how could the experts not recognize the addiction? Especially after the depressed 21 year old Shawn Woolley committed suicide at his keyboard. The Age reports that many mental health professionals now agree that online gaming addiction does exist. Despite little scientific research regarding the issue.
Some of us here at QJ would like to jump the gun and make a very unscientific hasty generalization: It does exist... duh! Nicotine addicts can't go through the day without smoking a certain number of cigarettes. Some gamers can't go through the day without certain hours of game time.
But yeah, further Scientific research into the phenomenon would be welcome.
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