Video Games cause mental problems

[Cloak519]

Mental problems?
This is fuckin' true. First time I ever played GTA IV, I walked outside an my mind was still in that "gamer mood"... every car I spotted was a potential target and every time I noticed a bike, I would double-take.
I also killed some crows yesterday to see if I would get a flash grenade and combined gems and a torch but got no laser sword.

 

[Inunah]

Oh, yeah, I've got mental problems. Oh, yeah.

I didn't start playing video games/watching tv/using the comp a lot until I was 13, though.

No, I could NEVER have mental problems because I was bullied in school up until I moved in 6th grade. I could NEVER have mental problems from being a social dropout who couldn't make friends without being made fun of and bullied for it.

So yes, all of the problems I had in grade school were because I played video games for 20 minutes a day, watched about an hour of shows every 2 days, and played on the computer for 2 hours a week. Yes.
/sarcasm

 

[Midna]

I have mental "problems". But they're genetic, so screw you!

(AS)

 

[Inunah]

(On that note, Saya no Uta would give anyone mental problems.

Does this mean I have a mental problem for LIKING that?

 

[Isabelyes]

(On that note, Saya no Uta would give anyone mental problems.

Does this mean I have a mental problem for LIKING that?

Yes, and I have one, too.
But that's alright. We simply had the misfortune of stepping outside the tiny box people call 'reality'.

 

[DarkShinigami]

actually games have no toll on being retarded but it is intact inscribed in the human gene passed down from our parents

 

[George Dawes]

Sensationalist headline much? You should work for the Mail or Sun. Nowhere does it say that games cause mental issues, there is even a relevant quote in the article:

"Dr. Thomas N. Robinson of the Stanford University School of Medicine, who was not involved in the study, said the new research was not enough to decipher whether the relationship between screen time and psychological wellbeing was truly cause-and-effect.

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Robinson noted that his own related research, conducted in this way, found that limiting screen time reduced weight gain, aggression and consumer behaviors in kids."

Games (like drugs) very rarely (if ever) cause mental issues, but games (just like drugs) can certainly exacerbate a pre-existing condition (diagnosed or not). You just need to read a few gaming forums to come into contact with those with serious mental issues that aren't helped by their gameplaying.

 

[Amak]

"Psychological problems" was never defined, so this is just another pointless study. Anything can cause issues, attempting to pin it on one cause is pure crap.

 

[Deleted User]

economic deprivation? Where do they get PS3s anyway?

 

[Kane91z]

it's more of introverts vs extroverts. this is really a biased study.

 

[Sephxus]

They found psychological disorder risks on children out of a survey?

These are fuck up researchers. They should do a fucking experiment before making such claims.