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=Student Question 2= =Are there any therapys for this addiction like for example the drugs addiction?=

=07/06/2011= =Alejandro Varela= = = =There also had been deaths because of video game addiction. In China, a man died because of playing during 2 weeks in the Lunar New Year holiday and another because of playing 3 days without stoping.=

=07/06/2011= =Alejandro Varela= = = =Some countries, such as South Korea, China, the Netherlands, Canada, and the USA, have responded to the perceived threat of video game addiction by opening treatment centers.= =Because few clinical trials and no meta-analyses have been completed, research is still in the preliminary stages for excessive gaming treatment.The most effective treatments seem to be, as with addictions or dependencies, a combination of twelvw step programs.= = China  = =The Chinese government operates several clinics to treat those suffering from overuse of online games, chatting and web surfing Treatment for the patients, most of whom have been forced to attend by parents or government officials, include various forms of pain or uneasiness. In August 2009, Deng Sanshan reportedly threw himself off of a roof of a correctional facility for video game and Web addiction after having been physically and mentally abused.= = Netherlands  = =In June 2006, the Smith and Jones Clinic in Amsterdam became the first treatment facility in Europe to offer a residential treatment program for compulsive gamers.Keith Bakker, founder and head of the clinic, has stated that 90% of the young people who seek treatment for compulsive computer gaming are not addicted. The clinic focuses on excess gaming being a result of social situations rather than an addictive dependency.= = United States  = =McLean Hospital in Belmont, Massachussets has set up Computer Addiction Services. Elsewhere, gamers may seek services at generalized addiction support centers.= =Online Gmers Anonimous, an American non-profit formed in 2002, is a twelve step, self-help, support and recovery organization for gamers and their loved ones who are suffering from the adverse effects of excessive computer game playing. The organization provides a variety of message boards, daily on-line chat meetings, a Saturday and Wednesday skype meeting, and other tools for healing and support.= =In July 2009, ReSTART, a residential tratment centerfor "pathological computer use", opened in Fall City, near Seattle, Washington.= = Canada  = =At a Computer Addiction Services center in Richmond, British Columbia, excessive gaming accounts for 80% of one youth counselor's caseload.=

07/06/2011 Alejandro Varela =PRIOR KNOWLEDGE= =YES, THERE ARE IN SOME COUNTRIES.=