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*The opposite of play isn't work. It's depression.* Get my latest NYT bestseller SUPERBETTER! (it's powered by the science of games.) http://amzn.to/1OmREc0 

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    Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame Jun 19

    Jane McGonigal Retweeted NYT Health

    Videogame "addiction" is compensatory, escapist behavior stemming from untreated depression or anxiety. You can't treat this by focusing on games. You treat this by targeting the real underlying problem, which by the way --https://twitter.com/NYTHealth/status/1009271663442227200 …

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    NYT Health @NYTHealth
    “I have patients who come in suffering from an addiction to Candy Crush Saga, and they’re substantially similar to people who come in with a cocaine disorder.” https://nyti.ms/2ynedkU 
    8:13 PM - 19 Jun 2018
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      1. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame Jun 19

        -- for many gamers is tied to large, systemic issues of economic insecurity, social alienation, fear of violence, trauma from serving in wars, the daily grind of suffering racism and sexism and lack of compassion in our elected leaders... I mean JUST STOP BLAMING GAMES.

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      2. John Robertson‏ @Cru33 Jun 19
        Replying to @avantgame

        I was waiting for your response to this story that hit yesterday. I know I had strong feelings about it, but I knew you’d have a more professional response. 👍🏻👾

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      3. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame Jun 19
        Replying to @Cru33

        It's so ludicrous I want to swear and curse and be totally unprofessional.

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      4. Dr. Cody J. Phillips‏ @drcodyjphillips Jun 19
        Replying to @avantgame @Cru33

        I hear you. I'm still really confused how/why WHO decided to classify 'gaming disorder' before establishing clearly defined diagnosis criteria and evidence based treatment protocols.

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      5. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame Jun 19
        Replying to @drcodyjphillips @Cru33

        as far as I can tell they were heavily lobbied by well-meaning clinicians who want to be able to get their treatment programs reimbursed by insurance so patients can afford them. that's my understanding

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      6. Dr. Cody J. Phillips‏ @drcodyjphillips Jun 19
        Replying to @avantgame @Cru33

        I'm sure very well intended, but the move is premature. From what I understand there are usually underlying anxiety related disorders associated with problematic play - would make sense for clinicians to treat those until researchers get closer to consensus.

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      2. chocmoojoo‏ @thechocmoojoo Jun 20
        Replying to @avantgame @thomasknowlton

        Unfortunely we currently live in a culture that is hyper focused on the means people use to deal with their mental health struggles without wanting to actually deal with the roots of the mental health issues. Heaven forbid we actually have to commit to change

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      3. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame Jun 20
        Replying to @thechocmoojoo @thomasknowlton

        well said!!

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      1. Felipe Machado‏ @EfeemachadoAnim Jun 19
        Replying to @avantgame

        Thank you for that! Been thinking the same for quite long time and I'm glad I'm not alone. They are not considering that people may be using games as an escapism or as a way to overshadow bad situations in their lives, etc

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      1. Julie Atwood‏ @jmatwood Jun 20
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        This is true. Also true is the fact that many "freemium" game developers knowingly exploit these issues to make their games more psychologically addicting in the same way gambling is. The intentionally crafted compulsion to play ends up bankrupting people. :( It's so awful.

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      1. Ole in the  🌞‏ @ofktoubro Jun 19
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        My mother is a psychologist and has been working with addicts for 20+ years. She says this about addictions: “The substance people are addicted to is not the core reason for their addiction.” All addicts have traumas, untreated disorders etc. that are being exacerbated.

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      1. Mindy Johnson‏ @min_d_j Jun 20
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        Thank you for explaining what I feel when I keep hearing about this.pic.twitter.com/uMwU2xtiup

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      1. Mark Smith‏ @li0n Jun 20
        Replying to @avantgame

        I’ve heard an addiction clinic head say drug addiction and religious zealotry are similar as well. Both equally annoying.

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      1. kasiapsychmaniak‏ @kasiapsychmani1 Jun 20
        Replying to @avantgame @gamingthemind

        This! This makes me think of how people think about Cannabis “addiction” (the substance not being addictive in itself). For some this is a coping mechanism. A like other coping mechanisms, gaming can be both an adaptive and maladaptive one.

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      1. Andrew Tatusko‏ @DrDrewRuns Jun 20
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        Even the "big book" of AA calls alcohol consumption itself a "symptom." For gaming there isn't even a chemical dependency that develops. This is a psychological dependence along the same lines as gambling.

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      1. William Land‏ @William48535228 Jun 20
        Replying to @avantgame

        Your voice popped into my head when I saw that today 😁

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      1. takomat Games‏ @takomat_games Jun 20
        Replying to @avantgame

        Haven‘t they still read the medical study from HarvardMedicalSchool / Book by Olson & Kutner ??? They already showed that reason for school shootings is not games, but depression.

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      1. Subhadip Sural‏ @chemical_spy Jun 20
        Replying to @avantgame

        Thank you for your articulate response to this!

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