Resources

Article from Video Game Addiction about the effectiveness of outdoor education for treating video game addiction.

Summaries of articles from Science Direct on the topic of addiction and problematic use.

Teo, A. R., & Gaw, A. C. (2010). Hikikomori, a Japanese culture-bound syndrome of social withdrawal?: A proposal for DSM-5. The Journal of nervous and mental disease, 198(6), 444–449. https://doi.org/10.1097/NMD.0b013e3181e086b1

Read Game Quitters research about the most addictive games in the world.

We awaken millions globally to the individual and societal harms of social media platforms through mainstream media campaigns and resources like Your Undivided Attention and The Social Dilemma

Read The Tech Trap by Deborah Berry who shares her experience getting help after discovering her daughter had wandered off into the technological weeds at age twelve.

Computer Gaming Addicts Anonymous is a fellowship of people who support each other in recovering from the problems resulting from excessive game playing.

The mission of Common Sense Research is to provide parents, educators, health organizations, and policymakers with reliable, independent data on children's use of media and technology and the impact it has on their physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development.

Resources to help parents respond to excessive internet use from Media Smarts.

On-Line Gamers Anonymous®, founded in 2002, is a 12-step self-help group to share experience, strengths and hope to help and support recovery from problems resulting from excessive video game playing (gaming disorder).