Is video game addiction real?

(Brigham Young University) A recent six-year study, the longest study ever done on video game addiction, found that about 90% of gamers do not play in a way that is harmful or causes negative long-term consequences. A significant minority, though, can become truly addicted to video games and as a result can suffer mentally, socially and behaviorally.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news